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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Christopher Lawrence Passaglia, Lutz, FL (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Lawrence Passaglia, Lutz, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00781 (2013.01); A61M 1/0031 (2013.01); A61M 1/0058 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3344 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0612 (2013.01); A61M 1/0068 (2014.02);
Abstract
A device and system for controlling pressure via fluid exchange in the body is presented. The device and system may be used to control intraocular eye pressure. The system is comprised of four main components: a cannula, a sensor, a controller and a pump. The system works to engage in a fluid exchange which slowly increases/decreases intraocular pressure until a desired level is reached. Once the desired level is reached, the intraocular pressure is held steady and any external pressure perturbations are removed.