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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
Nicholas Max Gunn, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Andrew David Johnson, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/14 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 9/00781 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/04 (2013.01); A61L 31/046 (2013.01); A61L 31/048 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/145 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0081 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61L 2430/16 (2013.01); A61L 2430/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ophthalmic implants and methods of use that provide structural support to the optic nerve are disclosed herein. An adhesive and/or ophthalmic implant may be delivered to an optic nerve of an eye to relieve pressure on the optic nerve. The ophthalmic implant may include a base portion that includes a first surface and a second surface opposing the second surface and a protrusion from the second surface for extending into a cup of an optic nerve in an eye.