Soft intraocular lens and method of manufacturing the same

US9107747B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9107747-B2
Application numberUS-201013146916-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 17, 2010
Priority dateFeb 20, 2009
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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There is provided a soft intraocular lens, comprising: an optical lens section 10 made of a foldable soft material; and a support arm section 20 formed so as to protrude outward from an outer peripheral edge of the optical lens section 10 for holding the optical lens section 10 in an eye, wherein a tip end part 22 of the support arm section 20 is made of a different kind of material which is harder than a soft material of other portion of the soft intraocular lens 1 , and adhesiveness of the tip end part 22 of the support arm section 20 is set to be lower than the adhesiveness of other portion of the soft intraocular lens 1.

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What is claimed is: 1. An intraocular lens, comprising: an optical lens section made of a foldable first material and configured to be folded in half such that first and second portions of the optical lens section face one another; and a support arm section formed so as to protrude outward from an outer peripheral edge of the optical lens section for holding the optical lens section in an eye, the support arm section including an outer surface and a thickness, a base end side po…

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What does patent US9107747B2 cover?
There is provided a soft intraocular lens, comprising: an optical lens section 10 made of a foldable soft material; and a support arm section 20 formed so as to protrude outward from an outer peripheral edge of the optical lens section 10 for holding the optical lens section 10 in an eye, wherein a tip end part 22 of the support arm section 20 is made of a different kind of material…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Shoji Noriyuki, Mitomo Kikuo, Hoya Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61L27/50. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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