Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Patent
1982-07-28
1985-11-26
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
623 6, A61M 2700, A61F 100
Patent
active
045549184
ABSTRACT:
A prosthetic device for the relief of high intraocular pressures associated with glaucoma is shown. The device includes a limp reservoir adapted to be worn against or within the eye wall, a conduit leading from the reservoir to the anterior chamber of the eye, and means for communicating the reservoir with liquid-receptive tissue. Unidirectional flow means, such as a check valve, is employed to prevent back-flow of liquid into the anterior chamber. When the reservoir is periodically compressed, aqueous humor collected in the reservoir is expelled into liquid-receptive tissue where it is absorbed or is passed to the venous system.
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Apley Richard J.
Haller James R.
Isabella David J.
Kaihoi Gregory P.
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