Patent ID: 7147636
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for reshaping the cornea to correct the refractive error thereof, the device comprising: a first electrode adapted to be heated and inserted into the corneal stroma of the eye without passing through the endothelium, thereby reshaping a portion of the cornea; a second electrode adapted to be heated and inserted into the corneal stroma of the eye without passing through the endothelium, thereby reshaping a portion of the cornea; a plate coupling the first and the second electrodes together, said plate adapted to be curved such that it can substantially conform to the natural curvature of the cornea; and a power source for supplying electricity to said first and second electrodes, wherein said electricity is adapted to pass from said first electrode through at least a portion of the corneal stroma and to said second electrode, wherein the power source is programmed to supply electricity to heat at least the portion of the corneal stroma substantially without damaging the Bowman' layer at least partly using the first or the second electrode.