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Patent No.:

US 8894578 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2012
Applicants:

Vernon G. Wong, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Douglas A. Lee, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Vernon G. Wong, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Douglas A. Lee, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

Orthomems, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/16 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/16 (2013.01); A61B 2562/028 (2013.01); A61B 5/6846 (2013.01);
Abstract

An implantable device for measuring IOP comprises a distal portion, a proximal portion and a conformable elongate support extending between the distal and proximal portions. The distal portion comprises a pressure sensor, for example a capacitor, and the proximal portion comprises a coil. The conformable elongate support extends between the distal portion and the coil so as to couple the distal portion to the coil, and the conformable elongate support is sized to position the sensor in the anterior chamber when the proximal portion is positioned under a conjunctiva of the eye. Positioning of the pressure sensor in the anterior chamber has the benefit of readily accessible surgical access and a direct measurement of the IOP of the eye. The proximal portion comprising the coil can be configured to place the coil between the sclera and the conjunctiva, such that the invasiveness of the surgery can be decreased substantially.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wong, Vernon. (2014). Implantable mems intraocular pressure sensor devices and methods for glaucoma monitoring (U.S. Patent No. 8894578). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8894578

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