ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,466, issued on Nov. 25.
"Intraocular lens punch" was invented by Ronald Dykes (The Woodlands, Texas) and John Morgan Micheletti (Sugar Land, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intraocular lens (IOL) punch includes a handpiece having an opening at a first end, a jaw comprising a first leg and a second leg joined at a first rod end of a rod, the rod extending into the opening and moveable relative to the handpiece to operate the jaw between an open position and a closed position, and a post attached to the first leg and extending toward the second leg, wherein in the open position there is a gap between the post and the second leg...