SEGMENTED INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL INSERT FOR ALTERING CORNEAL REFRACTIVE PROPERTIES AND METHODS THEREOF - Patent 0822790

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EP 0 822 790 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	11.02.1998 Bulletin 1998/07

(21)	Application number: 97906445.0

(22)	Date of filing: 07.02.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61F 2/ 14^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/001411

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/028759 (14.08.1997 Gazette 1997/35)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

09.02.1996 US 19960599014

(71)	Applicant: KERAVISION, INC.
	Fremont, California 94538-7353 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	SILVESTRINI, Thomas, A. Alamo, CA 94507 (US)

(74)	Representative: Price, Nigel John King
	J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX London WC1R 5LX (GB)

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