| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus, system and method for storing and retrieving a corneal implant and for delivering the corneal implant in or on the cornea.SOLUTION: An insertion system comprises an inserter for delivering a corneal implant 200 to a desired location in or on the cornea. The inserter has a holding space 101 at its distal end for holding a corneal implant therein. A solution may substantially fill the holding space with the corneal implant to keep the implant hydrated and to hold the implant in the holding space by a surface tension of the solution. The corneal implant may be preloaded in the holding space of the inserter and stored in a storage container filled with storage fluid, e.g., saline, until use. To deliver the corneal implant, the inserter is positioned at the desired location, and the corneal implant is released from the holding space of the inserter. |
