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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
Thomas A. Shepard, Rolesville, NC (US);
Tyler Pegoraro, Raleigh, NC (US);
Stuart Williams, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sanjib Kumar Das, Cary, NC (US);
Leo Anthony Trevino, Hurdle Mills, NC (US);
Cheng Li, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
ALCON INC., Fribourg, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); G03F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 9/0051 (2013.01); B29C 33/3842 (2013.01); G03F 7/0002 (2013.01); B29K 2867/003 (2013.01); B29K 2883/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical implant is disclosed. The medical implant includes a body having a first end having a first cross-sectional dimension, a second end having a second cross-sectional dimension, and a tapered portion extending between the first end and the second end. The first cross-sectional dimension is larger than the second cross-sectional dimension. In some embodiments, the body comprises multiple layers.