Universal fit intraocular lens

• US 4,872,876 A
• Filed: 05/11/1988
• Issued: 10/10/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Coopervision/Cilco
• Original Assignee: Nestle SA
• Inventors: Smith, John M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Frinks, Ronald L.
• Application Number:
  US07/192,824
• Time in Patent Office: 517 Days
• Field of Search: 623/6
• US Class Current: 623/6.44
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/16 Intraocular lenses
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/1681 having supporting structure for lens, e.g. haptics
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/1689 having plate-haptics
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/001 for adjusting a diameter

Abstract

An intraocular lens having a sheet-like support member which can be trimmed by a surgeon to modify the overall diameter of the lens to fit into different sizes of eye chambers. Several sets of support feet are formed on the perimeter of the support member so that the feet at the desired diameter are left untouched by the surgeon'"'"'s trimming.

Claims

1. An intraocular lens for use in eyes of different sizes, comprising:

an optic;

a haptic which is connected to and projects outwardly from at least a portion of the optic;

the haptic including an outer periphery with a plurality of support portions adapted to maintain and support the optic within an eye, the support portions being located on one of a plurality of different diameters of different length relative to the optic, so that the support portions along one diameter can be selected and the other support portions removed for adapting the lens to fit in an eye of a predetermined size.

2. The lens of claim 1, wherein:

the haptic includes a substantially flat sheet lying in a plane perpendicular to the focal axis of the optic; and

the support portions are protuberances on the perimeter of the sheet.

3. The lens of claim 2, wherein:

the protuberances are arranged in sets;

each set has at least one protuberance on the opposite side of the optic from at least one of the other protuberances in that set; and

all protuberances in one set are equidistant from the focal axis of the optic.

4. The lens of claim 3, wherein:

each set of protuberances is located at a distance from the focal axis of the optic different from the distance from the focal axis of the optic of any other set of protuberances; and

each set of protuberances has an angular location with respect to the plane of the optic which is different from the angular location of any other set of protuberances.

5. The lens of claim wherein each set of protuberances includes two groups of protuberances located on opposite sides of the optic from each other.

6. The lens of claim 5, wherein each group includes a pair of protuberances.

7. The lens of claim 6, wherein the optic and the haptic are formed integrally from a single piece of material.

8. The lens of claim 7, wherein the material is a soft, pliant material.

9. An intraocular lens which can be trimmed to fit a plurality of different sizes of ocular chambers, comprising:

an optic portion;

a substantially flat sheet support haptic surrounding and attached to the optic portion;

support feet formed on the perimeter of the support haptic, wherein;

the support feet are arranged in groups;

each group includes support feet equidistant from the center of the optic portion;

each group is at a different distance from the center of the optic portion from the other groups; and

the groups are arranged in angular locations so that the support haptic can be trimmed to remove therefrom all unnecessary groups, leaving undisturbed only the group having the desired distance from the center of the optic portion.