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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
David A Lee, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128652 ;
Abstract
A non-invasive, continuous applanation tonometer for measuring intraocular pressure is disclosed. The instrument comprises a flexible contact lens which includes an inflatable applanating chamber; a reservoir of a substantially noncompressible fluid connected to the applanating chamber by a thin, flexible tube; a pump for moving the substantially noncompressible fluid between the reservoir and the applanating chamber; and a pressure transducer to measure the fluid pressure.