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Shunt to Regulate Ocular Pressure for Glaucoma Implant Surgery
A Drainage Device Tube Improves Intraocular Pressure This surgical tool inserts into the glaucoma drainage tube of the implant to control aqueous humor outflow, regulating pressure in the eye. The global market for glaucoma surgery devices is projected to reach $2 billion by 20231. In the early weeks after implantation, glaucoma drainage implants...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Mark Sherwood, Craig Meyers
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Consumable, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Equipment
Pressure-Sensitive Hydrogels for Measuring Intraocular Pressure In-Situ
Changes Color in Response to Different Pressure Levels Exerted Inside the EyeThis bio-compatible pressure-sensitive hydrogel coating applied to or embedded in existing ocular implants provides direct and continuous measurement of intraocular pressure. Ophthalmologists measure intraocular pressure to diagnose and treat eye diseases such as glaucoma,...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Mark Sherwood, Peng Jiang, Aaron Webel
Keywords(s): chromogenic, Coatings (nanotech) 112614, color change bio-compatible material, direct measurement, intraocular pressure measurement, Photonic crystals, pressure sensitive, sensor technology related to measurements, shape memory polymer
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Others