IP Library Granted Patent US 10,299,910
Granted Patent B2
US 10,299,910 · App. 15/646,254 · Granted May 28, 2019

Intraocular pseudophakic contact lens with mechanism for securing by anterior leaflet of capsular wall and related system and method

Inventor: Kevin J. Cady (St. Charles, IL)
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Patent No.
US 10,299,910
App. No.
15/646,254
Granted
May 28, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus includes an intraocular pseudophakic contact lens. The intraocular pseudophakic contact lens includes an optical lens configured to at least partially correct a residual refractive error in an eye. The residual refractive error includes a refractive error that exists in the eye after implantation of an artificial intraocular lens in the eye. The intraocular pseudophakic contact lens also includes one or more haptics configured to be inserted under an anterior leaflet of a capsular wall in the eye in order to capture and confine the one or more haptics under the anterior leaflet and secure the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens against the artificial intraocular lens.

Claims (36)

1. A system comprising:

an artificial intraocular lens comprising a first optical lens and first haptics configured to be implanted within a capsular bag in an eye; and

an intraocular pseudophakic contact lens comprising:

a second optical lens configured to at least partially correct a residual refractive error in the eye, the residual refractive error comprising a refractive error that exists in the eye after implantation of the artificial intraocular lens in the eye;

second haptics extending radially from the second optical lens and configured to be inserted under an anterior leaflet of a capsular wall in the eye in order to capture and confine the second haptics under the anterior leaflet and secure the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens against the artificial intraocular lens; and

multiple segments positioned around the second optical lens, a bottom surface of each of the segments located below a posterior surface of the second optical lens of the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens, wherein the segments are configured to elevate the second optical lens over the artificial intraocular lens;

wherein anterior surfaces of the second haptics comprise textured capsular wall-engaging surfaces configured to attach the second haptics to an inner capsular wall surface at the anterior leaflet; and

wherein posterior surfaces of the second haptics comprise ridges configured to capture at least one edge of the artificial intraocular lens in order to secure the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens to the artificial intraocular lens.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the artificial intraocular lens lacks predefined physical structures for coupling to the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second haptics of the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens are smaller or shorter than the first haptics of the artificial intraocular lens.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second haptics comprise one or more closed loops.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ridges are configured to maintain the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens in place.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein each ridge comprises a lip projecting from the ridge and extending inward from the ridge.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens further comprises:

at least one pin extending downward from the second optical lens of the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens or the second haptics of the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens, the at least one pin configured to rest on or pierce the first optical lens of the artificial intraocular lens.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second haptics are attached to or partially embedded within the segments.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second haptics comprise one or more tapered projections.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second haptics are configured to capture the artificial intraocular lens such that an optical center of the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens aligns with an optical center of the artificial intraocular lens.

11. A system comprising:

an artificial intraocular lens comprising a first optical lens and first haptics configured to position the artificial intraocular lens within a capsular bag in an eye; and

an intraocular pseudophakic contact lens comprising:

a second optical lens configured to at least partially correct a residual refractive error in the eye, the residual refractive error comprising a refractive error that exists in the eye after implantation of the artificial intraocular lens in the eye;

second haptics extending radially from the second optical lens and configured to be inserted under an anterior leaflet of a capsular wall in the eye in order to capture and confine the second haptics under the anterior leaflet and secure the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens against the artificial intraocular lens; and

multiple segments positioned around the second optical lens, a bottom surface of each of the segments located below a posterior surface of the second optical lens of the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens, wherein the segments are configured to elevate the second optical lens over the artificial intraocular lens;

wherein anterior surfaces of the second haptics comprise textured capsular wall-engaging surfaces configured to attach the second haptics to an inner capsular wall surface at the anterior leaflet; and

wherein posterior surfaces of the second haptics comprise pins extending downward away from the second optical lens, wherein each pin is configured to rest on or pierce the first optical lens in order to secure the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens to the artificial intraocular lens.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second haptics of the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens are smaller or shorter than the first haptics of the artificial intraocular lens.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second haptics comprise one or more textured surfaces.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second haptics comprise one or more closed loops.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second haptics comprise one or more tapered projections.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the second haptics comprises a ridge, the ridges configured to capture at least one edge of the artificial intraocular lens in order to secure the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens to the artificial intraocular lens.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein each ridge comprises a lip projecting from the ridge and extending inward from the ridge.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens further comprises projections extending from sides of the first optical lens; and

the second haptics are attached to or partially embedded within the projections.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second haptics are configured to capture the artificial intraocular lens such that an optical center of the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens aligns with an optical center of the artificial intraocular lens.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2019
From: CADY, KEVIN J.
To: ONPOINT VISION, INC.
Reel/Frame 050187/0215 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 14860629 · Sep 21, 2015
Provisional Application 62053771 · Sep 22, 2014
Related Publication 20170304045A1 · Oct 26, 2017
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