Patent ID: 6846326
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: A61F,B29D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An accommodating intraocular lens for implantation in an eye having an optical axis, said lens comprising: an anterior portion comprising: a posterior portion comprising: said anterior biasing element and said posterior biasing element meeting at first and second apices of said intraocular lens, such that force on at least one of said anterior portion and said posterior portion causes relative movement of said viewing elements between an accommodated state and an unaccommodated state, said viewing elements being separated when in the accommodated state; wherein said anterior biasing element comprises four arms, two of which extend from the anterior viewing element toward the first apex, and another two of which extend from the anterior viewing element toward the second apex; wherein said anterior biasing element exerts a biasing force on said anterior viewing element, said biasing force being greater when said viewing elements are in said unaccommodated state, than when said viewing elements are in said accommodated state.