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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Teclens, Llc, St. James, NY (US);
Inventor:
Patrick David Lopath, Stamford, CT (US);
Assignee:
TECLens, LLC, St. James, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/01 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/009 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 9/0079 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61F 9/009 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00872 (2013.01); A61K 9/0048 (2013.01);
Abstract
In corneal crosslinking by applying a photoactivated crosslinking facilitator such as riboflavin to the cornea and irradiating the cornea with light, the cornea is contacted with a liquid () containing a source of oxygen during irradiation. The liquid transfers oxygen to the cornea to facilitate crosslinking.