ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,945, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, Iowa).
"Preloaded DMEK holder" was invented by Syed M. A. Muqsit Hashmi (Coralville, Iowa), Leela Raghava Jaidev Chakka (Iowa City, Iowa) and Aliasger K. Salem (Iowa City, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) holder for placement within a vial for supporting a corneal tissue inserter is provided. The DMEK holder includes a top and an opposite bottom, at least one support member extending between the top and the bottom, with a bottom portion of the at least one support member sized and shaped to...