US 12,447,006 B2
Accommodating intraocular lenses
Terah Whiting Smiley, Davis, CA (US); Daniel Hildebrand, Santa Cruz, CA (US); and Bryan Patrick Flaherty, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed by Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/935,893.
Application 17/935,893 is a continuation of application No. 16/537,094, filed on Aug. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,484,402.
Application 16/537,094 is a continuation of application No. 15/345,020, filed on Nov. 7, 2016, granted, now 10,433,949, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Application 15/345,020 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/672,608, filed on Nov. 8, 2012, granted, now 10,299,913, issued on May 28, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/557,237, filed on Nov. 8, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0016461 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/1601 (2015.04) [A61F 2/1624 (2013.01); A61F 2/1648 (2013.01); A61F 2002/1682 (2015.04); A61F 2002/169 (2015.04); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.