ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,188, issued on March 25, was assigned to Iantrek Inc. (Harrison, N.Y.).
"Implantable biologic stent and system for biologic material shaping, preparation, and intraocular stenting for increased aqueous outflow and lowering of intraocular pressure" was invented by Tsontcho Ianchulev (Harrison, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for preparation of an implant and ab interno insertion of the implant into an eye including a handle having one or more actuators and an elongated shaft having an outer sheath and an elongate member positioned within a lumen of the tubular outer sheath. The system includes a recess sized for holding ...