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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Biolase, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Marcia Van Valen, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
William E. Brown, Jr., Roswell, GA (US);
Assignee:
BIOLASE, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61F 9/00825 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00868 (2013.01); A61B 19/5202 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0651 (2013.01); A61N 5/0619 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00891 (2013.01); A61F 9/00802 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for reducing intraocular pressure in an eye. A perpendicular incision is made through a conjunctiva of the eye to access a trabecular meshwork of the eye. Electromagnetic energy is focused through the perpendicular incision to ablate a portion of the trabecular network, where said ablation creates a channel for outflow flow of fluid through a sclera venous sinus to reduce pressure within the eye.