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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
Applicant:
École Polytechnique Fédérale DE Lausanne (Epfl), Lausanne, CH;
Inventors:
Nikolaos Stergiopulos, Préverenges, CH;
Constantinos Stergiopulos, Préverenges, CH;
Assignee:
Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00781 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61M 27/002 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0013 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for treating diseases that produce elevated intraocular pressures, such as glaucoma, wherein the device operates on the principles of a Starling resistor, and includes a housing, a deformable structure and a spring mounted within a housing, such that the spring applies a substantially constant spring force over a predetermined working range on the deformable structure to thereby self-regulate flow of fluid through the deformable structure.