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US 2015/0306258 A1Published application
Plasma sterilization of corneal tissue
AssigneeEP Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJames Ferrell, Sameer Kalghatgi, Tsung-Chan Tsai, Daphne Pappas Antonakas, Robert L. Gray
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Abstract
Exemplary methods of treating tissue that has been harvested for transplant are disclosed herein. An exemplary method of preparing corneal tissue for transplant includes obtaining corneal tissue that has been harvested for transplanting and exposing the corneal tissue to a plasma-activated fluid for a period of time.
Claims20
A method of preparing corneal tissue for transplant comprising:
- obtaining corneal tissue that has been harvested for transplanting;
- exposing the harvested corneal tissue to a plasma-activated fluid for a period of time.
A method of sterilizing corneal tissue comprising;
- obtaining corneal tissue that has been removed from a body;
- applying a plasma-activated fluid to one or more sides of the corneal tissue for a predetermined period of time.
A method of treating harvested corneal tissue comprising;
- obtaining corneal tissue harvested for transplanting;
- applying a plasma-activated fluid to one or more sides of the harvested corneal tissue for a period of time sufficient to reduce the bacterial content by more than 99.999%.
A method of treating harvested corneal tissue comprising;
- obtaining corneal tissue harvested for transplanting;
- applying a plasma-activated fluid to one or more sides of the harvested corneal tissue for a period of time sufficient to reduce the fungal content by more than 99.999%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.