US 12,458,226 B2
Surgical contact lens for ophthalmic procedures
Steven T. Charles, Memphis, TN (US)
Assigned to Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed by Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/329,943.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/367,154, filed on Jun. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0414099 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 3/125 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 3/125 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lens holder for an ophthalmic procedure, comprising:
a rim configured to hold a removable lens; and
a flange coupled to the rim, the flange including a first surface configured to be positioned on an ocular surface of an eye and an opposing second surface, wherein:
the flange includes one or more conjunctiva capture features extending from the first surface to the second surface of the flange, and
the one or more conjunctiva capture features comprise one or more slots extending from the first surface to the second surface, the one or more slots comprising a V-shape and are configured to be latched on to one or more portions of conjunctiva of the eye.