Patents by Inventor Friedrich KIRCHNER

Friedrich KIRCHNER 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).

  • Intraocular lens with a spreadable haptic
    Patent number: 11737863
    Abstract: Provided is an intraocular lens having an optical body and having at least one haptic element coupled to the optical body, wherein the at least one haptic element has a first haptic component and at least a second haptic component formed adjacent thereto, which is movable elastically relative to the first haptic component, and having a principal optical axis that penetrates through a front side and a reverse side of the optical body, wherein the haptic element, measured in the direction of the principal optical axis, has a maximum of a first height, wherein the second haptic component is displaceable relative to the first haptic component from a non-spread position to a spread position in such a way that the haptic element, measured in the direction of the principal optical axis, attains a maximum of a second height which is greater than the first height, and, in the spread position, the second haptic component can be locked in place relative to the first haptic component, wherein the first haptic component h
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG
    Inventor: Friedrich Kirchner
  • INTRAOCULAR LENS WITH A SPREADABLE HAPTIC
    Publication number: 20220313421
    Abstract: Provided is an intraocular lens having an optical body and having at least one haptic element coupled to the optical body, wherein the at least one haptic element has a first haptic component and at least a second haptic component formed adjacent thereto, which is movable elastically relative to the first haptic component, and having a principal optical axis that penetrates through a front side and a reverse side of the optical body, wherein the haptic element, measured in the direction of the principal optical axis, has a maximum of a first height, wherein the second haptic component is displaceable relative to the first haptic component from a non-spread position to a spread position in such a way that the haptic element, measured in the direction of the principal optical axis, attains a maximum of a second height which is greater than the first height, and, in the spread position, the second haptic component can be locked in place relative to the first haptic component, wherein the first haptic component h
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventor: Friedrich KIRCHNER