Composition and method for producing shapable implants in vivo and implants produced thereby
CA 2445304 A1 · Owner: Kornfield, Julia A. · Inventors: Christ, F. Richard; Chang, Shiao H.; Grubbs, Robert H.
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The present invention (Figure 1) relates to a method for creating shaped implants, such as intraocular lenses in vivo as well as the novel implants , themselves. Utilizing the method of the invention it is possible to create an , implant in vivo and to adjust either the physical properties such as refractive index, viscosity, etc. mechanical properties such as modulus tensile strength, tear, etc. or the shape of the implant by noninvasive means. For example, using the method of the patent it is possible to create an intraocular lens in vivo and then adjust the shape and power of the lens through no invasion means. The novel implants are also addressed in this application.
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- Filed March 21, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 21, 2022.
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