ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,226, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, Switzerland).
"Surgical contact lens for ophthalmic procedures" was invented by Steven T. Charles (Memphis, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens holder for an ophthalmic procedure is provided. The lens holder includes: a rim configured to hold a 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. 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 conjunctiv...