Patents by Inventor Scott A. Korgel

Scott A. Korgel 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 attaching a haptic to an optic of an intraocular lens
    Patent number: 5523029
    Abstract: A method for attaching haptics to an optic of an intraocular lens including the steps of providing the peripheral edge of the optic with at least one hole, inserting an end of the haptic into the hole, aiming a laser which emits radiation within the visible spectrum which is matched to the absorption spectrum of the haptic at a portion of the haptic within the hole and firing the laser so that the radiation passes through the optic essentially without absorption and is absorbed by the haptic, thereby causing the haptic to swell an amount sufficient to mechanically anchor the end of the haptic within the optic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Korgel, Philip M. Bailey