Method and apparatus for introducing fluid material into an eye

Details Method and apparatus for introducing fluid material into an eye Method and apparatus for introducing fluid material into an eye

1992-11-13

1994-11-29

Green, Randall L.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material applied to or removed from external...

604289, 604294, 604298, 604300, A61M 3500

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053685822

ABSTRACT:
A spectacle-like device mounts a system of pump elements that can project droplets of liquid onto a wearer's eye. A reservoir of the liquid and an electrical pump-controlling circuit are mounted on the spectacle frame for operation with the pump elements.

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