System for observing cornea for transplantation

• US 20110102743A1
• Filed: 10/26/2010
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konan Medical, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Konan Medical, Inc.
• Inventors: Ihara, Hiroaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,408,705 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 351/206
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/0095 Packages or dispensers for prostheses or other implants for intraocular lenses A61F2/1691; for dental surgery A61C19/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/142 Cornea, e.g. artificial corneae, keratoprostheses or corneal implants for repair of defective corneal tissue
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 21/0012 Surgical microscopes counterbalanced structures for surgical microscopes G02B7/001

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a system for observing a cornea for transplantation which includes: an illumination means for illuminating the cornea for transplantation contained in a container; an entire-view imaging means for imaging the substantial entirety of the interior of the container; a position adjusting means for adjusting the position and angle of the cornea for transplantation; a magnified-view imaging means for imaging a magnified view of the cornea for transplantation illuminated by the illumination means; an image display means for displaying each image taken by the entire-view imaging means and the magnified-view imaging means; and an image control means for controlling each image.

Claims

1. A system for observing a cornea for transplantation comprising:

an illumination means for illuminating the cornea for transplantation contained in a container,

an entire-view imaging means for imaging the substantial entirety of the interior of the container,

a position adjusting means for adjusting the position and angle of the cornea for transplantation,

a magnified-view imaging means for imaging a magnified view of the cornea for transplantation illuminated by the illumination means,

an image display means for displaying each image taken by the entire-view imaging means and the magnified-view imaging means, and

an image control means for controlling each image.

2. The system for observing a cornea for transplantation according to claim 1 comprising an image analysis means for analyzing the image taken by the magnified-view imaging means.

3. The system for observing a cornea for transplantation according to claim 1 further comprising a temperature measuring means for measuring a temperature of at least one of the container and the cornea for transplantation contained in the container.