Bucky paper as a support membrane in retinal cell transplantation
US7135172B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for repairing a retinal system of an eye, using bucky paper on which a plurality of retina pigment epithelial cells and/or iris pigment epithelial cells and/or stem cells is deposited, either randomly or in a selected cell pattern. The cell-covered bucky paper is positioned in a sub-retinal space to transfer cells to this space and thereby restore the retina to its normal functioning, where retinal damage or degeneration, such as macular degeneration, has occurred.
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