AU730161B2 - Apparatus for lowering the intraocular pressure of an eye - Google Patents

Apparatus for lowering the intraocular pressure of an eye Download PDF

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AU730161B2
AU730161B2 AU58782/96A AU5878296A AU730161B2 AU 730161 B2 AU730161 B2 AU 730161B2 AU 58782/96 A AU58782/96 A AU 58782/96A AU 5878296 A AU5878296 A AU 5878296A AU 730161 B2 AU730161 B2 AU 730161B2
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Bing Li
Robert E Nordquist
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting in contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007—Methods or devices for eye surgery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting in contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007—Methods or devices for eye surgery
    • A61F9/00781—Apparatus for modifying intraocular pressure, e.g. for glaucoma treatment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests

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  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
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  • Prostheses (AREA)
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  • Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
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AU58782/96A 1995-12-11 1996-05-24 Apparatus for lowering the intraocular pressure of an eye Ceased AU730161B2 (en)

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US08/570,400 US5704907A (en) 1994-07-22 1995-12-11 Method and apparatus for lowering the intraocular pressure of an eye
US08/570400 1995-12-11
PCT/US1996/007724 WO1997021406A1 (en) 1995-12-11 1996-05-24 Apparatus for lowering the intraocular pressure of an eye

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