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US 12,599,475 · App. 17/813,851 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Accommodating intraocular lenses and methods of manufacturing

Inventors: Daniel Hildebrand (Santa Cruz, CA); Terah Whiting Smiley (Davis, CA); Nathan Lewis (San Jose, CA); Robert Demitri Angelopoulos (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Alcon Inc.
A61F2/1601A61F2/1635A61F2/164G02B3/12A61F2/167A61F2002/1681A61F2002/1682A61F2002/16901A61F2240/001G02B3/04
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Patent No.
US 12,599,475
App. No.
17/813,851
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An intraocular lens is disclosed that includes an optic body with a projection extending radially outwards from a peripheral surface of the optic body. The projection comprises a haptic contact surface facing radially outward, wherein the entire haptic contact surface is a flat surface. A haptic having a free distal end and a proximal portion is secured to the projection along the haptic contact surface, wherein the projection and the proximal portion interface at a butt joint without the haptic extending into the projection and without the projection extending into the haptic. The haptic also includes a haptic fluid chamber.

Claims (8)

1 . An intraocular lens, comprising:

an optic portion comprising a posterior element; and

a haptic comprising one or more ridges located posterior to the posterior element and protruding, in a posterior direction, from a rounded posterior outer surface of the haptic, wherein the rounded posterior outer surface is located posterior to the posterior element, and wherein at least one of the ridges is a square-shaped ridge, wherein the haptic comprises a proximal portion coupled to the optic portion and a distal free end not coupled to the optic portion, and wherein the one or more ridges extend along a length of the haptic from the proximal portion to the distal free end.

2 . The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the optic portion comprises an optic fluid chamber, wherein the haptic comprises a haptic fluid chamber, wherein the haptic fluid chamber is surrounded by an anterior chamber wall, a posterior chamber wall, and lateral chamber walls, and wherein the rounded posterior outer surface of the haptic is an outer surface of the posterior chamber wall.

3 . The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the ridges extend along an entire length of the haptic.

4 . The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the ridges extend along at least 75% of the length of the haptic.

5 . The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the ridges has a ridge height of between about 50 μm to about 500 μm.

6 . The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the square-shaped ridge has a ridge width of between about 50 μm to about 500 μm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2022
From: HILDEBRAND, DANIEL; SMILEY, TERAH WHITING; LEWIS, NATHAN; ANGELOPOULOS, ROBERT DEMITRI
To: POWERVISION, INC.
Reel/Frame 060570/0140 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2022
From: POWERVISION, INC.
To: ALCON INC.
Reel/Frame 060570/0194 →
Continuity (12)
Continuation 15760640
Provisional Application 62377402 · Aug 19, 2016
Provisional Application 62357785 · Jul 1, 2016
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Provisional Application 62321684 · Apr 12, 2016
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Provisional Application 62321666 · Apr 12, 2016
Provisional Application 62321670 · Apr 12, 2016
Provisional Application 62321705 · Apr 12, 2016
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