Method and apparatus for reprofiling or smoothing the anterior or stromal cornea by scraping
US5591185A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/904
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for reprofiling or otherwise smoothing and enhancing the anterior or stromal cornea by scraping. The method is useful as a primary technique for reprofiling the stromal portion of the cornea following a lamellar keratectomy or as a secondary technique for use in combination with other corneal refractive procedure to dislocate debris and smooth and enhance a worked area of the cornea.
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