EP 1901687 A2 20080326 - EPITHELIAL POCKET EXPANDING TOOL AND COMBINATION EPITHELIAL DELAMINATING DEVICE AND CORNEAL REFORMER
Title (en)
EPITHELIAL POCKET EXPANDING TOOL AND COMBINATION EPITHELIAL DELAMINATING DEVICE AND CORNEAL REFORMER
Title (de)
EPITHEL-TASCHEN-AUFWEITUNGSWERKZEUG UND KOMBINIERTE EPITHEL-ENTLAMINIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND HORNHAUT-UMFORMER
Title (fr)
OUTIL D'EXPANSION DE POCHE EPITHELIALE ET DISPOSITIF COMBINE DE DECOLLEMENT EPITHELIAL ET DE SCULPTURE DE LA CORNEE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2006016419 W 20060427
- US 67660105 P 20050428
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2006116732A2] The described devices are useful in the field of ophthalmology. The devices and methods for using them involve separating or lifting corneal epithelium from the eye in a substantially continuous layer to form a flap or pocket. In particular, the devices generally utilize a non- cutting separator or dissector that is configured to separate the epithelium at naturally occurring cleavage surfaces in the eye, particularly between the epithelium and the corneal stroma (Bowman's membrane), specifically separating in the region of the lamina lucida. The dissector may oscillate during the noted separation. The separator or dissector may also have a structure that expands the epithelial pocket after formation. Independently, the separator or dissector may also include structure that alone or in combination with various energy sources, reforms the underlying cornea in a refractive procedure or treats other maladies. After such steps, the epithelium tissue member may then be replaced on the cornea or onto an ocular lens after placement of that ocular lens on the eye.
IPC 8 full level
A61F 9/013 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
A61F 9/013 (2013.01 - KR); A61F 9/0133 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2006116732A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2006116732 A2 20061102; WO 2006116732 A3 20070524; AU 2006239235 A1 20061102; BR PI0611156 A2 20100817; CA 2606460 A1 20061102; CN 101370451 A 20090218; EP 1901687 A2 20080326; IL 186937 A0 20080209; JP 2008539052 A 20081113; KR 20080014804 A 20080214; MX 2007013422 A 20080118; TW 200716073 A 20070501
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2006016419 W 20060427; AU 2006239235 A 20060427; BR PI0611156 A 20060427; CA 2606460 A 20060427; CN 200680022920 A 20060427; EP 06758781 A 20060427; IL 18693707 A 20071025; JP 2008509204 A 20060427; KR 20077027716 A 20071128; MX 2007013422 A 20060427; TW 95115177 A 20060428