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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2003
Applicant:
Gholam A. Peyman, New Orleans, LA (US);
Inventor:
Gholam A. Peyman, New Orleans, LA (US);
Assignee:
Minu, LLC, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 36/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of displacing an area of the macula of an eye, including the steps of placing a substance below the surface of the retina, folding the retina to form a folded portion of the retina, and affixing the folded portion, so that the folded portion substantially maintains a folded shape.