Patent ID: 8728158

Claim:
An intraocular lens device, comprising: a) a generally uniform diameter, ring-shaped lens platform adapted to expand along its entire circumference into an equatorial formix of an evacuated capsular bag of an eye, said platform comprising a break in the ring-shape to accommodate insertion into the eye, anterior and posterior surfaces, and a plurality of spaced attachments which extend inward toward the central axis of the platform, wherein the attachments have axial margins comprising a containment groove thereon, and further wherein said lens platform and the plurality of attachments are formed from biocompatible, flexible, high-memory material; and b) an exchangeable intraocular lens comprising anterior and posterior surfaces, an optic, and a plurality of integrally formed haptics, adapted to be placed within the containment groove so as to be releaseably attached to said attachments on the platform after the platform is implanted in the capsular bag.