Patent ID: 7125422

Claim:
An accommodating intraocular lens for implantation substantially within the confines of the capsule of a human eye intermediate the anterior and posterior capsule walls, said lens comprising: an optic presenting an anterior surface; a flexible, resilient optic positioning element coupled to the optic, and comprising— a plurality of anterior sections configured for yieldable engagement with the anterior capsule wall, a plurality of posterior sections configured for yieldable engagement with the posterior capsule wall, a plurality of structures, each structure comprising a bight joining said anterior and posterior sections, and a plurality of continuous sections presenting an annular orifice therethrough, the plurality of continuous sections continuously attaching at least one of the plurality of posterior sections and the plurality of anterior sections; and a plurality of haptic arms operably coupled with said optic and extending between said optic positioning element and said optic, the entire optic being disposed posteriorly relative to at least a portion of the anterior section.