Patent ID: 8088161

Claim:
An injectable intraocular implant comprising: an optics portion arranged along an optical axis; and a separate resilient, flexible haptics portion configured for coaxial engagement with said optics portion; said haptics portion including a ring portion having integrally formed therewith a plurality of haptics wings, each of said plurality of haptics wings including a pair of side peripheral edges joined by an outer peripheral edge, said peripheral edges circumscribing a haptics wing area, said plurality of haptics wings having a post-implantation operative orientation, wherein said haptics wing areas of said plurality of haptics wings lie generally transverse to said optical axis, and a pre-implantation operative orientation, wherein said haptics wing areas of said plurality of haptics wings lie generally parallel to said optical axis, said plurality of haptics wings being adapted to automatically unfold from said pre-implantation operative orientation to assume said post-implantation operative orientation by pivoting of said side peripheral edges about pivot axes which are tangential to the circumference of said ring portion.