SG11201910016VA - Flexible keratoprosthesis devices and uses thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

WO 18/ 20 1057 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 01 November 2018 (01.11.2018) WIPO I PCT IiiimmomiolollmonolooloiollmoiollmioommovoimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/201057 Al (51) International Patent Classification: A61F 2/14 (2006.01) 27 April 2018 (27.04.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/491,438 28 April 2017 (28.04.2017) US (71) Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS [US/US]; 352 HENRY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 506 S. WRIGHT ST., URBANA, Illinois 61801 (US). (72) Inventors: ROSENBLATT, Mark; 352 HENRY AD- MINISTRATION BUILDING, 506 S. WRIGHT ST., UR- BANA, Illinois 61801 (US). YU, Charles; 352 HENRY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 506 S. WRIGHT ST., URBANA, Illinois 61801 (US). (74) Agent: MILLER, Carin R.; Thomas Horstemeyer LLP, 3200 Windy Hill Road SE, Suite 1600E, Atlanta, Georgia 30339 (US). Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/029964 (81) (22) International Filing Date: (54) Title: FLEXIBLE KERATOPROSTHESIS DEVICES AND USES THEREOF FIG. 1 (57) : Described herein are flexible keratoprosthesis devices and uses thereof. The keratoprosthesis devices (100) can include an anchor body (110) and a plurality of flexible haptics (120), wherein the plurality of flexible haptics can be attached to and can be capable of extending radially from the anchor body. The flexible keratoprosthesis devices can be implanted into the eye via a minimally invasive technique. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/201057 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIRDERI00101011MOIONINERVOIMIE Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))