Patent ID: 9452044
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61K

Claim Text:
1. A scleral prosthesis comprising: an elongated body configured to be implanted into scleral tissue of an eye, the elongated body comprising (i) opposing first and second free ends and (ii) multiple first portions that form the first end of the body and part of a remainder of the body between the first and second ends, the first and second ends wider than the remainder of the body, the first portions of the body separated lengthwise along at least about half of a total length of the body by empty space such that the first portions meet at a point between the first and second ends of the body and are not connected to each other between that point and the first end of the body; and an insert configured to be placed and retained between the first portions of the body, wherein the insert has a length that is at least about half of the total length of the elongated body; wherein at least a portion of the insert comprises a shape complementary to a shape of the empty space; and wherein the insert is configured to be inserted lengthwise into the empty space.