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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2013
Applicant:
David C. Brown, Fort Myers, FL (US);
Inventor:
David C. Brown, Fort Myers, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61F 9/0079 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00321 (2013.01); A61B 2018/046 (2013.01); A61B 2018/144 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1407 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 2009/0087 (2013.01);
Abstract
Lens epithelial cells are destroyed and further growth is inhibited coincidental with eye surgery such as cataract surgery by heating the cells to a temperature above normal to thereby destroy the cells and inhibit future growth. The cells are heated by placement of a thermally conductive ring within the lens capsule and heating the ring thereby raising the temperature of lens epithelial cells adjacent to the ring.