A - Human Necessities – 61 – F
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
F
A61F 9/007 (2006.01) A61B 18/00 (2006.01) A61F 9/011 (2006.01) A61B 17/32 (2006.01) A61B 18/14 (2006.01) A61F 9/008 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2434173
Apparatuses and methods for the treatment of glaucoma are provided. The instrument 700 uses either cauterization, a laser to ablate, sonic or ultrasonic energy to emulsify, or mechanical cutting of a portion of the trabecular meshwork. The instrument 700 may also be provided with irrigation, aspiration, and a footplate 721. The footplate 721 is used to enter Schlemm's canal, serves as a guide, and also protects Schlemm's canal.
L'invention concerne des appareils et des méthodes de traitement du glaucome. L'instrument (700) permet de cautériser, utilise un laser pour pratiquer une ablation, de l'énergie sonique ou ultrasonique pour obtenir une émulsion, ou permet de découper mécaniquement une partie du réseau trabéculaire. L'instrument (700) peut également comprendre des organes d'irrigation et d'aspiration, ainsi qu'une plaque (721). La plaque (721) est utilisée pour entrer dans le canal de Schlemm, sert de guide, et sert également à protéger le canal de Schlemm.
Baerveldt George
Roy Chuck
Fetherstonhaugh & Co.
The Regents Of The University Of California
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