Patents by Inventor Chris E. Wagner

Chris E. Wagner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of preparing a multielement intraocular lens for insertion
    Publication number: 20080097598
    Abstract: A method of folding a multiple element IOL comprising folding the first lens element and second lens element such that the second lens element at least partially surrounds the first lens element and such that, after folding, both the first lens element and the second lens element are substantially aligned along the optical axis. A hinged apparatus such as a cartridge may be used to cause the second lens element to be folded. A method of loading a multielement IOL comprising folding the haptics such that a portion of the haptics contacts an exterior side of one of the first lens element and the second lens element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Emin Engin, Gary A. Richardson, Chris E. Wagner