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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2005
M. Steven Rodgers, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jeffry J. Sniegowski, Tijeras, NM (US);
Paul J. Mcwhorter, Albuquerque, NM (US);
M. Steven Rodgers, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jeffry J. Sniegowski, Tijeras, NM (US);
Paul J. McWhorter, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Various MEMS filter elements or modules are disclosed, and which may be used in a glaucoma implant (). One such MEMS filter module () includes a first film () and a second film () that are spaced and interconnected by a plurality of supports (). A plurality of first flow ports () extend through the first film (), and a plurality of second flow ports () extend through the second film (). A plurality of annular filter walls () extend from the second film () toward the first film (), and are separated therefrom by a filter trap gap ().