ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,957, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Shifamed Holdings LLC (Campbell, Calif.).
"Multi-piece accommodating intraocular lens" was invented by Claudio Argento (Campbell, Calif.) and Tom Saul (Moss Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL) for implantation within a capsular bag of a patient's eye comprises first and second components coupled together to define an inner fluid chamber and an outer fluid reservoir. The inner region of the AIOL provides optical power with one or more of the shaped fluid within the inner fluid chamber or the shape of the first or second components. The fluid reserv...