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Posterior chamber capsular lens implant and method for implantation of the lens
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-04-02
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Granted: 1981-02-24
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Expires: 1999-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A posterior chamber capsular lens implant and apparatus for implantation of the lens are utilized in a surgical method following a capsulectomy to remove a cataract impaired natural lens. The lens implant has a plane surface and a convex surface. The entire lens is fitted within the capsule of the posterior chamber. Affixed opposite each other within and along the peripheral edge of the lens are a pair of plastic, kidney shaped loops. The method for implanting the lens provides the steps of forming a triangular capsulectomy, extracting the cortical lens matter and any posterior subcapsular plaque matter from the capsular bag, and then inserting the lens implant. The insertion is accomplished by utilizing a plastic sleeve apparatus in conjunction with an irrigating canula. The loops of the lens implant maintain a centralized location of the lens within the posterior chamber capsule thereby eliminating any need for fixating sutures within the eye itself.
Inventors
- 👤 Aziz Y. Anis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:48
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/14; A61F2/16; A61F2/1662; A61F2002/1681; A61F2002/1683; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/902; Y10S623/905; Y10S623/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A posterior chamber capsular lens implant for implantation within an eye, the lens implant comprising: a plano-convex body having two opposed loops affixed at both ends at spaced points along the periphery of the lens, and extending therebetween following along the perimeter of the lens body in order that each loop will impact against the equator of the capsule between the anterior capsular flap and the posterior capsule, said loops each forming a kidney shape defining upper and lower knee portions connected by an intermediate portion, said upper and lower knee portions having outermost extremities spaced from each other a distance significantly greater than the distance between the upper and lower peripheral portions of the lens body so as to extend radially above and below said lens peripheral portions, whereby the loops each have a long radius curve and upper and lower knees which impact against the equator of the lens capsule in order that the lens implant body will be centralized both horizontally and vertically.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A posterior chamber capsular lens implant for implantation within an eye, the lens implant comprising: a plano-convex body having two opposed loops affixed at both ends at spaced points along the periphery of the lens, and extending therebetween following along the perimeter of the lens body in order that each loop will impact against the equator of the capsule between the anterior capsular flap and the posterior capsule, said loops each forming a kidney shape defining upper and lower knee portions connected by an intermediate portion, said upper and lower knee portions having outermost extremities spaced from each other a distance significantly greater than the distance between the upper and lower peripheral portions of the lens body so as to extend radially above and below said lens peripheral portions, whereby the loops each have a long radius curve and upper and lower knees which impact against the equator of the lens capsule in order that the lens implant body will be centralized both horizontally and vertically.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The lens implant of claim 1 wherein the said loops are sufficiently compressible both laterally longitudinally for insertion through the base line of a triangular capsulectomy.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The lens implant of claim 1 wherein said kidney shape is formed by each end of each loop entering the periphery of the lens more or less tangentially such that the linear projections of these ends will intersect at an intermediate point on the periphery of the lens and form an angle of approximately 100°.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for implanting a posterior chamber capsular lens comprising the steps of: providing a plano-convex lens body having a plurality of loops extending from the lens body with the ends of the loops affixed within the lens body; providing an apparatus which is a sleeve shaped unit having both ends open with one of said ends rounded and of a diameter which will slidably secure the lens implant having compressible loops in a compressed state; performing a triangular capsulectomy upon the natural refracting lens matter of the eye; expressing and extracting the cortical lens matter and any posterior subcapsular plaque matter from the lens capsule of the eye; inserting the sleeve shaped unit containing the lens implant into the posterior chamber of the eye; and implanting the lens implant within the lens capsule of the eye by holding the lens implant with a holding means while withdrawing the sleeve allowing the compressed loops to expand to impact the equator of the lens capsular bag.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for implanting a posterior chamber capsular lens comprising the steps of: providing a plano-convex lens body having a plurality of loops extending from the lens body with the ends of the loops affixed within the lens body; providing an apparatus which is a sleeve shaped unit having both ends open with one of said ends rounded and of a diameter which will slidably secure the lens implant having compressible loops in a compressed state; performing a triangular capsulectomy upon the natural refracting lens matter of the eye; expressing and extracting the cortical lens matter and any posterior subcapsular plaque matter from the lens capsule of the eye; inserting the sleeve shaped unit containing the lens implant into the posterior chamber of the eye; and implanting the lens implant within the lens capsule of the eye by holding the lens implant with a holding means while withdrawing the sleeve allowing the compressed loops to expand to impact the equator of the lens capsular bag.
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