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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Amo Development, Llc, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ronald M. Kurtz, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
AMO Development, LLC, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/011 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61F 2/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0081 (2013.01); A61F 2/142 (2013.01); A61F 9/00831 (2013.01); A61F 2/14 (2013.01); A61F 9/00827 (2013.01); A61F 9/00836 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00853 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00872 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00893 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of transplanting a cornea from a donor to a recipient is disclosed. An undercut is incised within stromal tissue of the donor cornea. Following formation of the undercut, the donor cornea is grafted onto a recipient. The undercut may be formed before or after the cornea is removed from the donor, and is preferably formed by photoaltering the stromal tissue using a laser. A sidecut may also be incised in the donor cornea, thereby forming a corneal flap, prior to grafting. In addition, a corneal section may be excised from the donor cornea using a trephine, a laser, or other appropriate surgical equipment.