Patent ID: 6918930

Claim:
An iris fixated intraocular lens comprising: (a) an optic having an optical axis, an anterior side and a posterior side; and (b) at least two fixation members, each of said fixation members having at least one connecting element and a pincer element, the connecting element being attached to the optic and the pincer element being attached to the connecting element, the pincer element comprising: (i) a side region having a central portion and opposed end portions; and (ii) a first pincer arm and a second pincer arm attached to the side region, both the first pincer arm and the second pincer arm having a first end and a second end, the first ends of the two pincer arms being attached to the side region and the second end of the two pincer arms being unattached and disposed proximate to, but spaced apart from, one another, so as to form a narrow pincer gap, the pincer gap having a substantially uniform width and being sized for pinching a small surface segment of iris tissue into the pincer gap for detachably attaching the intraocular lens to an iris anterior surface.