US 2011/0218623 A1Published application

Small Diameter Inlays

OwnerJon Dishler, Ned Schneider +4inventors

InventorsJon Dishler, Ned Schneider, Keith Holliday, Troy A. Miller, Alexander Vatz, James R. Alexander

Life of this patent

Estimating the term…

Small diameter corneal inlays adapted to change the corneal surface curvature to provide central near vision and peripheral distance vision.

Dependent claims

A corneal inlay, comprising:

an inlay body having a diameter between about 1 mm and about 3 mm, wherein the body has an index of refraction that is substantially the same as a cornea.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

A61F 2/147
Eye parts, e.g. lenses or corneal implants; Artificial eyes: implants to be inserted in the stroma for refractive correction, e.g. ring-like implants
A61F 2/145
Eye parts, e.g. lenses or corneal implants; Artificial eyes: corneal inlays, onlays, or lenses for refractive correction
A61L 27/14
Materials for grafts or prostheses or for coating grafts or prostheses: macromolecular materials
B29D 11/00009
Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms: production of simple or compound lenses

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