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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001

Filed:

Jan. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:

Joseph Y. Lee, Loma Linda, CA (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/14 ;
Abstract

A method and apparatus for adjusting corneal curvature of the eye comprising an adjustable corneal arcuate segment or segments which is implantable into the cornea. The arcuate segment is a flexible hollow shell composed of a synthetic or a natural material, with an annular chamber that is filled with a predetermined amount of a biocompatible material. The corneal curvature is adjusted by removing or augmenting the predetermined amount of biocompatible material contained in the arcuate segment.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Lee, Joseph. (2001). Method and apparatus to correct refractive errors using adjustable corneal arcuate segments (U.S. Patent No. 6206919). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6206919

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