Surgery – Miscellaneous – Devices placed entirely within body and means used therewith
Patent
1990-05-07
1992-04-14
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery
Miscellaneous
Devices placed entirely within body and means used therewith
128DIG8, A61F 214
Patent
active
051038404
ABSTRACT:
The present invention embodies a composition particularly adapted for use as an ophthalmic viscosurgical material for use in the anterior chamber, posterior chamber and vitreous cavity of the eye consisting essentially of a mixture of purified collagen Type II and Type IV, which is the basic composition of naturally occuring vitreous in the eye. The invention further embodies an improved ophthalmic viscosurgical procedure wherein the anterior chamber of the eye is filled with a space - filling corneal endothelium and ocular tissue protective surgical material, the improvement comprising the utilization of an ophthalmic surgical material having the above described composition. Specifically, the collagen gel of this invention is useful in the following procedures: (a) as an anterior segment implant to maintain anterior chamber depth and to protect the corneal endothelium during intracapsular and extracapsular cataract len extraction and phacoemulsification and during intraocular lens implantation; (b) as a surgical adjunct during corneal transplant surgery to protect the corneal endothelium from contacting other ocular tissues and to prevent post - operative graft dislocation; (c) as a posterior segment implant during intraocular lens implantation and as an adjunct to retinal detachment surgery; and (d) as a vitreous replacement.
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Hafer Robert A.
Rimell Sam
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