Biodegradable glaucoma implant

a biodegradable, glaucoma technology, applied in the field of medical devices and methods for reducing intraocular pressure, can solve the problems of significant side effects, untreated blindness, and patients' significant blindness, and achieve the effects of reducing surgical morbidity, eliminating the risk of hypotony, and avoiding hypotony
US20050288619A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-29GHARIB MORTEZA +2
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
GHARIB MORTEZA
Publication Date
2005-12-29
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A trabecular shunt and methods for treating glaucoma are disclosed. One of the methods comprises transporting fluid from the anterior chamber of an eye to Schlemm's canal through an implant, the implant extending between the anterior chamber and Schlemm's canal; sensing an intraocular pressure using a sensor incorporated into the implant; and transmitting a signal indicative of the sensed pressure to an external receiver.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 626,181, filed Jul. 24, 2003, entitled “Implant with Pressure Sensor for Glaucoma Treatment,” which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 847,523, filed May 2, 2001, and entitled “Bifurcatable Trabecular Shunt for Glaucoma Treatment,” now U.S. Pat. No. 6,666,841, the entirety of each of which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention generally relates to medical devices and methods for reducing intraocular pressure in the animal eye. More particularly, the present invention relates to the treatment of glaucoma by permitting aqueous humor to flow out of the anterior chamber through a surgically implanted pathway.

[0003] The human eye is a specialized sensory organ capable of light reception and able to receive visual images. The trabecular meshwork serves as a drainage chan...

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