US Patent Issued to Long Bridge Medical on Sept. 23 for "Devices to support and position an intraocular lens within the eye and methods of use" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,736, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Long Bridge Medical Inc. (South San Francisco, Calif.).

"Devices to support and position an intraocular lens within the eye and methods of use" was invented by Matthew Clarke (Brisbane, Calif.), Ayman Naseri (Brisbane, Calif.) and Frank Brodie (Brisbane, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable device for supporting an artificial intraocular lens in an eye having an anterior segment of a capsular bag, an iris, and a sclera. The device includes a posterior platform having an anterior-facing surface and an inner wall defining, at least in part, a central aperture. When the device is...