Apparatus, system, and method for providing an implantable ring for altering a shape of the cornea
US10070952B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/001
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus, system and method for constricting a cornea of a human eye are disclosed. A control device external to the subject eye, such as an induction generator, may be configured to create a stimulus, such as a magnetic field, for an implanted ring that, when stimulated, may change the curvature, and thus the dioptric power, of the eye, thereby approximating natural accommodation.
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