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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2016
Applicant:
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark S. Humayun, Glendale, CA (US);
Aldo Oregon, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Yi Zhang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61L 27/22 (2006.01); A61L 27/24 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00727 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/222 (2013.01); A61L 27/225 (2013.01); A61L 27/227 (2013.01); A61L 27/24 (2013.01); A61L 2430/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Several embodiments disclosed herein relate to compositions and methods for treating or repairing damage to ocular tissue. In particular, several embodiments relate to patches that interact, e.g., by way of an adhesive, with damaged retinal tissue to repair or mend a hole, tear or detachment of the retina from underlying ocular tissue. Still additional embodiments relate to self-assembling patches.