Implant for use in surgery for glaucoma and a method

Details Implant for use in surgery for glaucoma and a method Implant for use in surgery for glaucoma and a method

2008-11-20

2011-12-20

Zalukaeva, Tatyana (Department: 3761)

Surgery

Devices transferring fluids from within one area of body to...

C604S294000

Reexamination Certificate

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08079972

ABSTRACT:
An implant for use in surgery for glaucoma of an eye having an oval plastic piece to which a tube is attached. The oval is wrapped as a taco enclosing the tube. The oval is placed via an incision in the conjunctiva to allow the device to be placed under the lateral or the medial rectus muscle. The tube is disposed in a sceral flap in the eye. A surgical method using the device is disclosed.

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T.C. Chen, Editor, Surgical Techniques in Ophthalmology, Glaucoma Surgery, 2008, pp. 153-152.

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