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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2007
Kevin G. Connors, Wellesley, MA (US);
William L. Pintauro, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Sheila K. Wallin, Carlsbad, CA (US);
John T. Kilcoyne, San Diego, CA (US);
Hung H. Cao, Corona, CA (US);
Khoi M. Nguyen, Murietta, CA (US);
Matthew T. Yurek, San Diego, CA (US);
Kevin G. Connors, Wellesley, MA (US);
William L. Pintauro, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Sheila K. Wallin, Carlsbad, CA (US);
John T. Kilcoyne, San Diego, CA (US);
Hung H. Cao, Corona, CA (US);
Khoi M. Nguyen, Murietta, CA (US);
Matthew T. Yurek, San Diego, CA (US);
Cascade Ophthalmics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an attenuation device comprising a flexible housing and a medium capable of transformation to inflate the housing from the first configuration to the second configuration. Also disclose herein are methods of treating a patient, comprising: providing a self-inflating expandable attenuation device, containing a medium which is transformable from a first, reduced volume to a second, expanded volume; positioning the attenuation device within the patient at a treatment site; and transforming the medium from the first volume to the second volume. In one embodiment, a self-inflating expandable attenuation device is used to treat glaucoma.