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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:
Nov. 02, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gholam A Peyman, New Orleans, LA (US);
Leland C Clark, Jr, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514772 ; 514912 ;
Abstract
A vitreous substitute is disclosed which is introduced into the eye by injection in a liquid form to form a gel in the eye to replace the vitreous. The substitute comprises a silicone liquid which is allowed to gel in the eye. Methods involving the use of these gels during retinal surgery are also disclosed.