Surgical device and method for implanting an artificial cornea
AssigneeThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation
InventorRony R. Sayegh
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Abstract
A surgical device for implanting an artificial cornea into an eye can comprise an installation tool comprising an implantation end for receiving a back portion of an artificial cornea. The installation tool can further comprise a drive nut positioned above the implantation end. The surgical device can further comprise a thumbscrew that is received within the drive nut. The thumbscrew can be rotatable relative to the drive nut to adjust a position of the thumbscrew. During an implantation procedure, the implantation end with the back portion of the artificial cornea positioned thereon can be inserted into the eye, and the thumbscrew can be rotated relative to the drive nut to interact against a front portion of the artificial cornea to lock the artificial cornea in place.
Claims19
A surgical device for implanting an artificial cornea into an eye, the surgical device comprising:
- an installation tool comprising an implantation end for receiving a back portion of an artificial cornea, and a drive nut positioned above the implantation end;
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- a thumbscrew that is received within the drive nut, the thumbscrew being rotatable relative to the drive nut to adjust a position of the thumbscrew,
- wherein during an implantation procedure, the implantation end with the back portion of the artificial cornea positioned thereon is inserted into the eye, and the thumbscrew is rotated relative to the drive nut to interact against a front portion of the artificial cornea to lock the artificial cornea in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.