Patent ID: 9724234
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A cornea insertion device comprising a handle connected to a guide assembly, the guide assembly comprising: (i) two prongs that assist in folding a cornea replacement lenticule into a desired shape, wherein the handle comprises a cylindrical hole that serves as a track for the prongs; (ii) a suction shell positioned under the prongs, the shell comprising a suction line attached to a top portion thereof, allowing for the lenticule to be held in a desired form, positioned in the eye, and then released; and (iii) a curved guide positioned under the shell, the guide having an arc for folding the lenticule over the top portion for guiding insertion of the lenticule into a recipient bed; wherein the insertion device conforms a corneal replacement lenticule into a shape of a smaller arc diameter to fit into a cornea recipient bed and places a lenticule skirt into a stromal pocket encircling the recipient bed.