Patent ID: 7708723

Claim:
A device for sealing an opening in a capsular bag of an eye and for delivering fluid to and from the capsular bag comprising: (i) a cover having an inner wall, an outer wall and a plurality of spacers, said inner and outer walls being at least partially spherical and being separated by said spacers to form a spherical first passageway therebetween, the cover having a domed segment defined by said inner and outer walls, said domed segment being sized and shaped to fit over the capsular bag of the eye, said cover further including a circular rim disposed peripherally around said domed segment and in communication with the first passageway, (ii) a stem projecting outwardly from the cover, the stem having an inner annular wall and an outer annular wall with an annular passageway therebetween which is in communication with the first passageway, the inner annular wall defining a central channel that opens into the interior of the cover, said interior of the cover defining a chamber with the capsular bag when said cover is placed over the capsular bag, and (iii) at least one lumen within the central channel of the stem projecting into the interior of the cover for delivering fluids to said chamber and hence the capsular bag, wherein the rim is constructed and arranged to be positioned against the capsular bag and surrounding the opening in the capsular bag wherein a vacuum applied to the first passageway affixes the rim to the capsular bag and seals said chamber when vacuum is applied through said annular passageway, said first passageway and said rim.