Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Eye prosthesis – Corneal implant
Patent
1994-10-26
1998-05-26
Thaler, Michael H.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Eye prosthesis
Corneal implant
606166, A61F 214
Patent
active
057557853
ABSTRACT:
A method of repairing a cornea of an eye. A donor material of living tissue in the shape of a partial sphere having an exterior Bowman's membrane of living tissue, is first die cut to define an outline configuration including a central extent and a plurality of tabs extending outwardly therefrom. The tabs are then shaved to remove substantially all of the donor material therefrom leaving substantially only the Bowman's membrane. The eye to be repaired is then punched to form a central aperture in the cornea having a size and shape essentially that of the central extent of the donor material. A plurality of pockets are incised from the central aperture into the cornea, the pockets being positioned and sized and shaped to receive the respective shaven tabs when the central extent is positioned within the central aperture. The central extent is then positioned within the central aperture and the shaven tabs are imbricated into the respective pockets
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Collins Joseph Patrick
Rowsey J. James
Thaler Michael H.
The University of South Florida
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