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US 2019/0314548 A1Published application
Extracellular Matrix Implant
AssigneeKeramed, Inc.
InventorYichieh Shiuey
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Abstract
A corneal implant includes one or more extracellular matrix (ECM) components; and one or more crosslinking/polymerization promoting agents, wherein the one or more ECM components undergo crosslinking/polymerization on exposure to an initiator.
Claims23
An implant, comprising:
- one or more extracellular matrix (ECM) components;
- and
- one or more crosslinking/polymerization promoting agents, wherein the one or more ECM components undergo crosslinking/polymerization on exposure to an initiator.
A method of preparing a corneal implant, comprising:
- mixing one or more extracellular matrix (ECM) components with one or more crosslinking/polymerization promoting agents;
- and
- inserting the mixture into an eye of a patient in need thereof, wherein the ECM proteins undergo crosslinking with the one or more crosslinking/polymerization promoting chemical agents on exposure to an initiator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.