Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-12
2006-12-12
Peffley, Michael (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
C606S041000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07147636
ABSTRACT:
A device for reshaping the cornea to correct the refractive error thereof. A first electrode is adapted to be heated and inserted into the corneal stroma of the eye, thereby reshaping a portion of the cornea. A second electrode is adapted to be heated and inserted into the corneal stroma of the eye, thereby reshaping a portion of the cornea. A member couples the first and the second electrodes together, allowing for change of the refractive power of the cornea, while avoiding irregular shrinkage of the corneal tissue.
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Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLC
Howell Jeffrey J.
Minu LLC
Peffley Michael
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