US Patent 7087369 Cornea preservation medium

Steinhardt defined medium preserves cornea tissue during cold storage. Tissue preservation kits comprise a premeasured amount of Steinhardt's medium and copackaged instructions describing use of the medium to preserve a tissue. Kits for making Steinhardt medium comprise premeasured amounts of medium ingredients; and copackaged instructions describing how to combine the ingredients to make the medium. The medium is made by combining the recited ingredients, and used by incubating a tissue in the medium.