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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2006
Applicant:
David T. Tse, Miami, FL (US);
Inventor:
David T. Tse, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
The University of Miami, Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A prosthetic device and method to restore extraocular muscle function. The device includes a housing; a biasing component disposed in the housing; a proximal connector operatively connected to a proximal end of the biasing component; and a distal connector operatively connected to a distal end of the biasing component, wherein the proximal connector is configured for being secured with respect to an orbital bone and the distal connector adapted to be secured to the paralyzed or absent muscle stump, e.g. on the globe, or to the eyelid.