Accommodating intraocular lenses

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12447006-B2
Application number	US-202217935893-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2022
Priority date	Nov 8, 2011
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

Accommodating intraocular lenses including an optic having an anterior element and a posterior element defining an optic fluid chamber, wherein the optic is aspheric across all powers throughout accommodation or disaccommodation. Intraocular lenses, optionally accommodating, where an optic portion is centered with a midline of a height of the peripheral portion, the height measured in the anterior to posterior direction.

First claim

We claim:

1. An intraocular lens, comprising:
an optic portion comprising an anterior element, a posterior element, and an optic fluid chamber defined therebetween; and
a haptic coupled to the optic portion comprising a haptic fluid chamber defined therein, wherein the haptic fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the optic fluid chamber through a plurality of fluid channels that allow fluid to flow from the haptic fluid chamber to the optic fluid chamber and from the optic fluid chamber to the haptic fluid chamber, wherein the haptic comprises a closed free end,
wherein each of the plurality of fluid channels terminate at an uncovered aperture defined within the optic portion.

2. The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fluid channels are formed in the optic portion.

3. The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the aperture is defined within the posterior element.

4. The intraocular lens of claim 1 , further comprising a second haptic coupled to the optic portion comprising a second haptic fluid chamber, wherein the second haptic fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the optic fluid chamber through additional fluid channels positioned diametrically opposed to the plurality of fluid channels.

5. The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the anterior element and the posterior element has a thickness at its center, or apex, that is greater than a thickness at its periphery.

6. The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the anterior element comprises an anterior outer surface and a posterior inner surface, wherein the posterior inner surface is flatter than the anterior outer surface.

7. The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the aperture is defined along a beveled surface within the optic portion.

8. An intraocular lens, comprising:
an optic portion comprising an anterior element, a posterior element, and an optic fluid chamber defined therebetween;
a haptic coupled to the optic portion comprising a haptic fluid chamber defined therein, wherein the haptic fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the optic fluid chamber through a plurality of fluid channels that allow fluid to flow from the haptic fluid chamber to the optic fluid chamber and from the optic fluid chamber to the haptic fluid chamber, wherein the haptic comprises a closed free end,
wherein the plurality of fluid channels comprise a first fluid channel terminating at a first uncovered aperture defined within the optic portion and a second fluid channel terminating at a second uncovered aperture defined within the optic portion.

9. The intraocular lens of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of fluid channels are formed in the optic portion.

10. The intraocular lens of claim 8 , wherein the first aperture and the second aperture are defined within the posterior element.

11. The intraocular lens of claim 8 , further comprising a second haptic coupled to the optic portion comprising a second haptic fluid chamber, wherein the second haptic fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the optic fluid chamber through additional fluid channels positioned diametrically opposed to the plurality of fluid channels.

12. The intraocular lens of claim 8 , wherein the first aperture is defined along a beveled surface within the optic portion and wherein the second aperture is defined along the beveled surface within the optic portion.

13. An intraocular lens, comprising:
an optic portion comprising an anterior element, a posterior element, and an optic fluid chamber defined therebetween;
a first haptic coupled to the optic portion comprising a first haptic fluid chamber, wherein the first haptic fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the optic fluid chamber through a first pair of fluid channels; and
a second haptic coupled to the optic portion comprising a second haptic fluid chamber, wherein the second haptic fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the optic fluid chamber through a second pair of fluid channels, wherein the second pair of fluid channels are positioned diametrically opposed to the first pair of fluid channels.

14. The intraocular lens of claim 13 , wherein the first pair of fluid channels terminate at a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein a distance between the first aperture and the second aperture is between 0.1 mm and 1.0 mm.

15. The intraocular lens of claim 13 , wherein the first pair of fluid channels and the second pair of fluid channels are formed in the optic portion.

16. The intraocular lens of claim 15 , wherein the first pair of fluid channels and the second pair of fluid channels are formed in the posterior element.

17. The intraocular lens of claim 14 , wherein the first aperture is defined along a beveled surface within the optic portion and wherein the second aperture is defined along the beveled surface within the optic portion.

18. The intraocular lens of claim 14 , wherein the first aperture and the second aperture are defined within the posterior element.

Assignees

• Alcon Inc

Inventors

• Smiley Terah Whiting
• Hildebrand Daniel
• Flaherty Bryan Patrick

Classifications

• A61F2/1648

  Multipart lenses · CPC title

• A61F2002/1682

  having mechanical force transfer mechanism to the lens, e.g. for accommodating lenses · CPC title

• A61F2230/0008

  elliptical or oval · CPC title

• A61F2230/0006

  circular · CPC title

• A61F2002/169

  Surrounding optic · CPC title