Patents by Inventor Lee T. Nordan

Lee T. Nordan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Epikeratophakia process
    Patent number: 4662881
    Abstract: A process for practicing refractive surgery on a patient's eye by grafting a donor cornea shaped into a lenticle to the front of the patient's cornea. The periphery of the donor cornea is chamfered to a bevelled edge and a corresponding slanted peripheral corneal groove is cut into the patient's cornea. The bevelled edges of the lenticle is then inserted into the groove and then sutured to the patient's cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
    Inventor: Lee T. Nordan