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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2006
David B. Soll, Ambler, PA (US);
Inez A. Ruiz-white, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Teresita M. Smith, Lake Forrest, CA (US);
David B. Soll, Ambler, PA (US);
Inez A. Ruiz-White, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Teresita M. Smith, Lake Forrest, CA (US);
Cleo Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Co., LLC, Ambler, PA (US);
Abstract
A corneal storage solution which maintains cell density and cell viability of corneas stored in vitro for a period of greater than four days up to about two weeks is provided. The solution contains a buffered, balanced, nutrient and electrolyte aqueous solution, at least one colloidal osmotic agent, a phenolic antioxidant compound, a non-lactate-generating substrate, a thiol-containing compound, insulin, and at least one antibiotic. A method for in vitro storage and preservation of the viability of human corneal endothelial cells for subsequent use includes the steps of removing a cornea from an eye globe and placing the cornea in the above corneal storage solution.