Holding Device for a Membrane, Support for the Holding Device, and Method for Fixing the Membrane to an Eye by Means of the Holding Device

The invention relates to a holding device (10) for an amnion membrane (20), wherein the amnion membrane can be mounted on the eye surface without a suture or any other securing means for medical application. For this purpose, the holding device comprises concentrically arranged rings (12, 14), where...

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Main Authors KORBER HEINZ, WERNER CARSTEN, ENGELMANN KATRIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.06.2009
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:The invention relates to a holding device (10) for an amnion membrane (20), wherein the amnion membrane can be mounted on the eye surface without a suture or any other securing means for medical application. For this purpose, the holding device comprises concentrically arranged rings (12, 14), wherein a first ring acting as inner ring (14) is accommodated in a receiving seat (12a) on the inner face of a second ring acting as outer ring (12), such that the two rings have a common frustoconical inner surface (12b), and wherein the amnion membrane (20) in the area of this receiving seat (12a) is clamped peripherally between the two rings (12, 14) and is arranged covering the common opening (18) of the two rings.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20070296679