Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1996-04-17
1999-02-02
Lacyk, John P.
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
A61N 506
Patent
active
058658319
ABSTRACT:
A laser is used to reopen the natural drainage passageways in the eye or to form new passageways to enable the drainage of the aqueous humor from the eye. In one procedure, an Er:YAG laser is used to ablate occluding tissue in Schlemm's canal. In another procedure, the Er:YAG laser is used to open occluded openings in the ciliary body. In yet another procedure, the Er:YAG laser is used to form a new passageway comprising a plurality of interconnected passageway segments from the exterior of the eye through the sclera to the anterior chamber to enable the drainage of the aqueous humor.
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Allen Robert C.
Colvard Michael
Cozean Colette
Keates Edwin U.
Harris-Ogugua Sonya
Lacyk John P.
Premier Laser Systems, Inc.
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