Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adjustable intraocular flow regulation
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Application No.: US15156168Application Date: 2016-05-16
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Publication No.: US10195078B2Publication Date: 2019-02-05
- Inventor: Christopher Horvath , Laszlo O. Romoda , Brian Hamstrom , Ronald D. Bache , Guenther Grabner , Herbert A. Reitsamer
- Applicant: AqueSys, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Aliso Viejo
- Assignee: AqueSys, Inc.
- Current Assignee: AqueSys, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Aliso Viejo
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Agent Nathan S. Smith; Danny M. Mansour
- Main IPC: A61F9/007
- IPC: A61F9/007 ; A61L31/08 ; A61L31/16

Abstract:
Methods and devices for adjusting or configuring the flow rate of an intraocular shunt are provided whereby hypotony can be avoided by increasing the flow rate through the device. In some embodiments, the device is a shunt that can have a first flow that can be modified to a second flow by modifying the shunt, such as by cutting the shunt. Additionally, one or more dissolvable portions can be present to provide an initial flow restriction and subsequent increase in flow over time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160256321A1 ADJUSTABLE INTRAOCULAR FLOW REGULATION Public/Granted day:2016-09-08
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