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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Applicant:
David Muller, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
David Muller, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Allotex, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/14 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/142 (2013.01); A61F 2/145 (2013.01); A61F 9/0081 (2013.01); A61F 9/00812 (2013.01); A61F 9/00831 (2013.01); A61F 9/00834 (2013.01); A61F 9/00836 (2013.01); A61F 2009/0088 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00844 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00872 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00882 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an implant for correcting vision impairment is disclosed. The implant is made from a donor corneal tissue sized and shaped to provide a predetermined refractive correction and reshaping of a cornea. The donor corneal tissue includes a posterior surface and an anterior surface. The posterior surface has a surface profile that is configured to generally correspond to a shape of an implantation site of the cornea.