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US 11,446,137 B2Granted
Flexible keratoprosthesis devices and uses thereof
AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
InventorsMark Rosenblatt, Charles Yu
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Abstract
Described herein are flexible keratoprosthesis devices and uses thereof. The keratoprosthesis devices (100) can include an anchor body (110) and a plurality of flexible haptics (120), wherein the plurality of flexible haptics can be attached to and can be capable of extending radially from the anchor body. The flexible keratoprosthesis devices can be implanted into the eye via a minimally invasive technique.
Claims21
A keratoprosthesis (Kpro) device comprising:
- an anchor body;
- and
- a plurality of flexible haptics, wherein the plurality of flexible haptics are attached to and are capable of extending radially from the anchor body, the anchor body is configured to couple to a front plate during implantation, the front plate comprises an anterior portion and a posterior stem portion, the stem portion is configured to couple to the anchor body during implantation, the stem portion is threaded, and the anchor body is configured to be screwed onto the stem during implantation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.