AU4014495A - Sutureless corneal transplantation apparatus and method - Google Patents

Sutureless corneal transplantation apparatus and method

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Publication number
AU4014495A
AU4014495A AU40144/95A AU4014495A AU4014495A AU 4014495 A AU4014495 A AU 4014495A AU 40144/95 A AU40144/95 A AU 40144/95A AU 4014495 A AU4014495 A AU 4014495A AU 4014495 A AU4014495 A AU 4014495A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
sutureless
corneal transplantation
transplantation apparatus
corneal
transplantation
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
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AU40144/95A
Inventor
Joseph Patrick Collins
James J Rowsey
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University of South Florida
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University of South Florida
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US08/289,670 external-priority patent/US5584881A/en
Priority claimed from US08/329,709 external-priority patent/US5649944A/en
Priority claimed from US08/329,720 external-priority patent/US5755785A/en
Application filed by University of South Florida filed Critical University of South Florida
Publication of AU4014495A publication Critical patent/AU4014495A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/14—Eye parts, e.g. lenses, corneal implants; Implanting instruments specially adapted therefor; Artificial eyes
    • A61F2/142—Cornea, e.g. artificial corneae, keratoprostheses or corneal implants for repair of defective corneal tissue
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007—Methods or devices for eye surgery
    • A61F9/013—Instruments for compensation of ocular refraction ; Instruments for use in cornea removal, for reshaping or performing incisions in the cornea
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2220/00—Fixations or connections for prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2220/0008—Fixation appliances for connecting prostheses to the body
AU40144/95A 1994-08-12 1995-10-26 Sutureless corneal transplantation apparatus and method Abandoned AU4014495A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US329720 1973-02-05
US08/289,670 US5584881A (en) 1994-08-12 1994-08-12 Sutureless corneal transplantation apparatus and method
US289670 1994-08-12
US08/329,709 US5649944A (en) 1994-08-12 1994-10-26 Apparatus for preparing cornea material for tabbed (sutureless) transplantation
US08/329,720 US5755785A (en) 1994-08-12 1994-10-26 Sutureless corneal transplantation method
US329709 1994-10-26
PCT/US1995/013932 WO1996013215A1 (en) 1994-08-12 1995-10-26 Sutureless corneal transplantation apparatus and method

Publications (1)

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AU4014495A true AU4014495A (en) 1996-05-23

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AU40144/95A Abandoned AU4014495A (en) 1994-08-12 1995-10-26 Sutureless corneal transplantation apparatus and method

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WO (1) WO1996013215A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CZ2013385A3 (en) * 2013-05-24 2015-01-14 Pavel StodĹŻlka Trepan for cornea transplantation

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4077411A (en) * 1975-04-18 1978-03-07 Ward Donald E Keratoplasty device
US4842599A (en) * 1986-10-28 1989-06-27 Ann M. Bronstein Prosthetic cornea and method of implantation therefor
US5215104A (en) * 1988-08-16 1993-06-01 Steinert Roger F Method for corneal modification
US5334213A (en) * 1993-10-15 1994-08-02 Price Jr Francis W Corneal press

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