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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:
Nov. 22, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark S Blumenkanz, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Carl Wang, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Escalon Ophthalmics, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606202 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for indenting the ocular coats for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The method includes the steps of (1) gripping the eye at the intra-forniceal bulbar conjunctival surface with an inflatable tubular member having a centripetally expanding surface; and (2) applying pressure to the ocular coats to cause indentation as determined by the controlled filling of the inflatable member.