Patent ID: 6921416

Claim:
An intraocular implanting support for movably supporting a lens and allowing said lens to be implanted within an eye, said lens including a lens body defining a lens first surface, a generally opposed lens second surface and a lens peripheral edge extending substantially peripherally therebetween, said implanting support comprising: a shell component said shell component including a shell peripheral wall, said shell peripheral wall at least partially encompassing a shell inner volume for protectively receiving said lens and allowing the latter to move therein; a shell-to-lens coupling means extending between said shell component and said lens for coupling said shell component to said lens and allowing said lens to move within said shell inner volume according to a generally predetermined pattern upon movement of said shell component said shell-to-lens coupling means allowing said lens to be pivotally coupled to said shell component for pivotal movement relative to said shell component between lens accommodating positions; said shell peripheral wall enclosing said shell inner volume for protectively separating the external environment located outside said shell peripheral wall; said shell inner volume being at least partially vacuumed.