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7272447 |
Electrode arrangement for electrical stimulation of biological material, and a multi-electrode array for use in such an electrode arrangement
An electrode arrangement for electrical stimulation of biological material has at least one stimulation electrode via which the biological material can be fed a stimulus signal. Furthermore, a...
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7270678 |
Surface modification of functional group-containing medical devices with catalyst-containing reactive polymer system
Surface modified medical devices such as intraocular lens implants formed from one or more functional group-containing materials using reactive, hydrophilic polymers with catalyst functionality for...
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7248928 |
Artificial eye system
An artificial eye system may include an extracorporeal unit mounted outside a user's body and an intracorporeal unit 3 mounted inside a user's eye. The extracorporeal unit 2 may include a visor...
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7247689 |
Biocompatible polymeric compositions for use in making anterior chamber intraocular lenses
Biocompatible polymers useful for making anterior chamber intraocular lenses (AC-IOL) are provided. The biocompatible polymers are generally composed of one or more acrylate monomers, crosslinked...
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7223744 |
Pharmaceutical formulation comprising dinucleoside polyphosphates and salts thereof
The present invention provides a method of treating edematous retinal disorders. The method comprises administration of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a hydrolysis-resistant P2Y receptor...
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7147865 |
Artificial synapse chip
Devices and methods are provided for administering a fluid to a neuronal site. The device comprises a reservoir, an aperture in fluid connection to the reservoir, and electrical means for moving to...
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7147648 |
Device for cutting and holding a cornea during a transplant procedure
A device and surgical method for promoting suitable grafting between a healthy donor cornea button and a recipient's healthy corneal tissue. The device is a cornea transplanter comprising a cutting...
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7141065 |
Polarization-sensitive vision prosthesis
A method for controlling a vision prosthesis having an optical system in optical communication with the retina, the method including detecting a polarization state of light reflected from a retina;...
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7139612 |
Multi-phasic microphotodiode retinal implant and adaptive imaging retinal stimulation system
An artificial retina device and a retinal stimulation system and method for stimulating and modulating its function is disclosed. The artificial retina device includes multi-phasic microphotodiode...
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7135172 |
Bucky paper as a support membrane in retinal cell transplantation
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,...
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7132410 |
Di(uridine 5′-)tetraphosphate and salts thereof
The present invention are directed to P 1 , P 4 -di(uridine 5′-)tetraphosphate, tetra-alkali metal salts such as tetrasodium, tetralithium, tetrapotassium, and mixed tetra-alkali metal cations...
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7108718 |
Gold eyelid weight implant
An eyelid implant for implanting in an upper eyelid of a person having a main body with a water-drop shape. The main body has a head end with a center of gravity at substantially a center point...
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7103416 |
Visual prosthesis including enhanced receiving and stimulating portion
A visual prosthesis including an enhanced receiving and stimulating portion for electrically stimulating retinal tissue to present an apparent image to a user. The prosthesis includes an...
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7090696 |
Surgical correction of human eye refractive errors by active composite artificial muscle implants
Correction of eye refractive errors like presbyopia, hyperopia, myopia, and astigmatism using either pre-tensioned or transcutaneously energized artificial muscle implants to change the axial...
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7083646 |
Surface modification of functional group-containing intraocular lenses
Surface modified medical devices such as intraocular lens implants formed from one or more functional group-containing materials using reactive, hydrophilic polymers for the purpose of reducing or...
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7060288 |
Biomedical devices
The present invention is concerned with biomedical device comprising
(a) a biocompatible organic or inorganic bulk material and (b) a coating comprising polymerizable carbon-carbon double...
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7060095 |
Supplementary endo-capsular lens and method of implantation
The present invention is directed to a supplemental endo capsular lens (SECL) and the method of inserting and embedding the SECL within either a gel or polymer, inside the capsule of the...
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7060094 |
Accommodating zonular mini-bridge implants
Surgical correction of presbyopia and hyperopia by a circularly distributed assembly of mini-bridges implanted between the interior surfaces of the ciliary muscle and the exterior surface of the...
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7047080 |
Self-sufficient retinal prosthesis powered by intraocular photovoltaic cells
A self-sufficient retinal prosthesis powered by intra-ocular photovoltaic cells illuminated only by ambient light is provided. Photovoltaic cells can be disposed at the periphery of the retina or...
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7044604 |
Method for determining the power of an intraocular lens used for the treatment of myopia
A method of deriving a prediction model and calculating a predicted lens power to provide a desired post-operative spherical equivalent to correct myopia in a phakic eye of a patient using an...
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7041133 |
Vision prosthesis
A vision prosthesis includes a lens having an index of refraction that varies in response to a focusing stimulus. An actuator in communication with the lens provides the focusing stimulus on the...
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7037337 |
Implant for altering the iris color and method of locating and fixing an implant for altering the iris color
The present invention discloses an implant for altering the iris color, consisting of a completely or partially transparent, semi-transparent or non-transparent, colored, biocompatible and flexible...
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7037336 |
Macular and scleral support surgical device for ocular restraint in progressive high myopia
The present invention is a flexible ocular restraint band that includes a thin flexible material such as a surgical mesh fabric with flexible reinforced end portions. The device is positioned...
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7037335 |
Bulbous scleral implants for the treatment of eye disorders such as presbyopia and glaucoma
Scleral implants are provided having structure that locks the implant into incisions in the sclera and provide a stress thereto. In several embodiments, such structure includes a foot that extends...
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7025781 |
Artificial iris diaphragm implant
An artificial soft iris diaphragm implant comprising an internal medial opening and opaque artwork of selected desired colors resembling a natural iris. The implant is insertable into the anterior...
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7001608 |
Artificial synapse chip interface for electronic prosthetic retina
The invention provides microfabricated devices and methods for directing the growth of a cell process to form an artificial synapse. The devices are called artificial synapse chips. The artificial...
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7001428 |
Stiffenable capsule clamping ring
A capsule clamping ring for implantation in the emptied capsule of the human crystalline lens which can permanently counteract a shrinkage of the capsule thanks to the fact that it can be stiffened...
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7001427 |
Intraocular implants
An artificial vision system including a sealed capsule adapted for intraocular placement upstream of a retina, an electronic display located within the sealed capsule and focusing optics located...
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7001426 |
One-piece minicapsulorhexis valve
A one-piece capsulorhexis device is presented comprising a membrane having a curved, flexible substantially discoid flap-valve member shaped to align with an ocular lens capsular bag inner surface,...
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6991650 |
Scleral expansion device having duck bill
A prosthesis for scleral expansion includes a central body portion and at least one end portion having a width greater than the width of the central body portion. The end portion therefore inhibits...
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6939378 |
Microfabricated tissue as a substrate for pigment epithelium transplantation
Methods and apparatus for modifying membranous tissue, growing cells on modified membranous tissue, and for transplantation of modified tissues and modified tissues with attached cells are...
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6881725 |
Method for treating pain
The present invention is directed to a method of treating pain. The method comprises administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a P2X receptor...
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6847847 |
Retina implant assembly and methods for manufacturing the same
A retina implant including a chip adapted to be implanted into the interior of eye in subretinal contact with the retina. The chip has a plurality of pixel elements on a side thereof facing the...
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6828029 |
Zwitterionic groups containing compounds from michael-type reactions useful as monomers and macromers
A zwitterion containing an adduct having the formula (I) wherein Z is a zwitterionic group; X is an electron withdrawing group selected from the group consisting of carbonyl and sulphone groups,...
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6818629 |
Pharmaceutical formulation comprising P1-(2'-deoxycytidine 5'-)P4-(uridine 5'-) tetraphosphate
The present invention provides a method of treating edematous retinal disorders. The method comprises administration of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a hydrolysis-resistant P2Y receptor...
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6783544 |
Stent device and method for treating glaucoma
Stent devices and a method for continuously facilitating the flow of aqueous humor through Schlemm's canal where post-operative patency can be maintained with an indwelling stent device. The stent...
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6755530 |
Retinal light processing using carbon nanotubes
Method and system for processing light signals received by the eye of a human or other animal, where the eye may be compromised or non-functioning. Incident light is received at first and second...
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6740116 |
Intraocular lens
A foldable intraocular lens with an iris diaphragm ( 2 ) for covering an aniridia. The iris diaphragm can thus be based upon a natural iris. The diaphragm essentially comprises a film, printed with...
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6712847 |
Scleral expansion segment
The disclosure concerns a scleral expansion segment of the type consisting of an arched rod designed to be placed on the sclera perpendicular to the ciliary body. The free ends of said rod have a...
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6692524 |
Techniques and implants for correcting presbyopia
Presbyopia is more effectively corrected by techniques and implants designed to exert an inwardly-directed force on the ciliary body. The force is preferably either perpendicular to the optical...
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6682560 |
Element correcting presbyopia
The corrective element ( 3 ) is adapted to be implanted in an eye in line with the ciliary body and is shaped, to exert on the ciliary body a centripetal force (F 1 ) directed perpendicularly to...
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6649184 |
Device and method for treating ophthalmic diseases
The invention provides a method for delivering biologically active molecules to the eye by implanting biocompatible capsules containing a cellular source of the biologically active molecule. Also...
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6582465 |
Integrated rigid fixation orbital expander
An integrated rigid fixation orbital expander has a coupling tunnel, an injection port, and a substantially spherically shaped expansion chamber. The coupling tunnel is configured with opposing...
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6579316 |
Segmented scleral band for treatment of presbyopia and other eye disorders
A segmented scleral expansion band adapted for implantation within or fastening to a segment of the sclera of an eye lying outside of and adjacent to the ciliary body of the eye, is formed from a...
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6558419 |
Intraocular lens
An intraocular lens for inhibiting posterior capsular opacification, or secondary cataract, includes an optic having a periphery provided with at least two sharp edges which lie radially spaced...
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6544286 |
Pre-fabricated corneal tissue lens method of corneal overlay to correct vision
This invention relates to a contact lens made of donor corneal tissue, to a method of preparing that lens, and to a technique of placing the lens on the eye. The lens is made of donor corneal...
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6543453 |
Methods of refractive correction of the eye
A method of changing the shape and/or size of an intracorneal ring in situ. The intracorneal ring can be a lens. Preferably, the intracorneal ring is made of a collagen-based polymer material such...
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6530953 |
Method of magnetically coupling a prosthesis with an ocular implant
An ocular replacement system provides a ball implant having an outer spherical surface that is receptive to ocular tissue ingrowth, including an anterior surface positioned forwardly within the eye...
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6520989 |
Extreme volume flexible integrity prosthesis
A flexible external prosthesis formed by first creating a thin walled hollow elastomeric shell of the shape required for anatomical augmentation. The interior of the hollow shell is filled with a...
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6511508 |
Surgical correction of human eye refractive errors by active composite artificial muscle implants
Surgical correction of human eye refractive errors such as presbyopia, hyperopia, myopia, and stigmatism by using transcutaneously inductively energized artificial muscle implants to either...
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