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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Cesario P. Dos Santos, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Daniel C. Jenkins, Pomona, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cesario P. Dos Santos, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Daniel C. Jenkins, Pomona, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Research, Ltd, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for treating an ocular condition of a patient includes an electrically powered ocular implant sized for placement within an eye and includes a transmitter sized to be carried on or adjacent the head of the patient for disposal adjacent the eye. The transmitter includes a transmission antenna that emits an electromagnetic flux field sufficient to energize the ocular implant and includes a flux shunt disposed within the electromagnetic flux field. The transmission antenna may be disposed between the flux shunt and the implant.