ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,205, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to RAMBAM MEDTECH LTD. (Haifa, Israel).
"Intraocular lens fixation device" was invented by Modi Naftali (D.N. Gilboa, Israel) and Yinon Shapira (Ramat Gan, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ocular clip implant (22) used for securing an intraocular lens (IOL) (62) in an eye of a patient is provided which includes an IOL-engaging portion (26) disposed at a first end of the ocular clip implant (22). The IOL-engaging portion (26) is configured to grasp a portion of the IOL (62). An ocular-wall-engaging portion (28) is integrated with and disposed at a second end of the ocular clip implant (22). T...