Patent ID: 11931242
Assignee: UNIVERSITAET ZU KOELN
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. Device for the preparation of a Descemet's membrane-endothelium graft comprising
a. a bowl with an inner bottom and a sidewall surrounding the inner bottom, the bowl being configured to receive a fluid and a Descemet's membrane-endothelium graft or a donor cornea graft comprising a Descemet's membrane-endothelium graft floating in the fluid,
b. a preparation area located in a first part of the inner bottom, the preparation area being configured for receiving and preparing the graft prior to transport, and
c. a transfer area located in a second part of the inner bottom between the preparation area and an outlet opening in the sidewall, the outlet opening being entirely located below an upper rim of the sidewall,
wherein
the bowl comprises a base configured for placing the bowl on a support, the base being configured to provide a first stable position of the bowl for preparing the graft and a second stable position of the bowl for transferring the prepared graft towards the outlet opening and the device further comprising a wrist support shaped as a ring or frame being open in a single circumferential position, the wrist support being configured for receiving the bowl in the first stable position.