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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Gholam A. Peyman, New Orleans, LA (US);
Inventor:
Gholam A. Peyman, New Orleans, LA (US);
Assignee:
Minu, LLC, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for reshaping the cornea to correct the refractive error thereof. A first electrode is adapted to be heated and inserted into the corneal stroma of the eye, thereby reshaping a portion of the cornea. A second electrode is adapted to be heated and inserted into the corneal stroma of the eye, thereby reshaping a portion of the cornea. A member couples the first and the second electrodes together, allowing for change of the refractive power of the cornea, while avoiding irregular shrinkage of the corneal tissue.