US Patent Issued on Sept. 8 for "Temporary keratoprosthesis, corneal transplant suturing jig, temporary endoprosthesis, and method of using" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,990, issued on Sept. 8.

"Temporary keratoprosthesis, corneal transplant suturing jig, temporary endoprosthesis, and method of using" was invented by Michael Snyder (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temporary keratoprosthesis, a corneal transplant suturing jig, a temporary endoprosthesis, methods of using the same, and kits comprising the same. The temporary keratoprosthesis and corneal transplant comprise grooves into which sutures are located during ophthalmological surgery such that the sutures are prevented from migrating and/or obscuring a view into the eye during surgery. The temporary keratoprosthesis, corneal transp...