MEDICAL IMPLANTS MANUFACTURED FROM ELASTOMERS CRYSTALLIZABLE UNDER TENSION AND METHODS FOR SETTING THEM

摘要

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has at least a part manufactured from elastomers crystallizable under tension showing its properties after significant elongation of implant for creating stable structures having at least one dimension small and usable for introducing them through a small incision that is smaller than one required for implanting non-stretched implant. Embodiments of the invention are intraocular implants manufactured from optically transparent elastomers crystallizable under tension having high refraction coefficient. They are composed so that crystallization under tension takes place at a temperature close to one of the ambient medium and under tension of equal to or greater than 300%. The initial structure is recovered when acting with body temperature after implantation. EFFECT: reduced incision size when performing surgical intervention. 21 cl, 17 dwg