Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Application of an electrical field in the vicinity of the trabecular meshwork to treat glaucoma
- Patent Title (中): 在小梁网附近应用电场治疗青光眼
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Application No.: US12508104Application Date: 2009-07-23
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Publication No.: US08527055B2Publication Date: 2013-09-03
- Inventor: Matthew J. A. Rickard
- Applicant: Matthew J. A. Rickard
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Alcon Research, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Alcon Research, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agent Kenneth Bassinger
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00 ; A61B17/56
Abstract:
The present invention is a method of treating glaucoma by applying an electric field in the vicinity of the juxtacanalicular region of the trabecular meshwork sufficient to cause migration or reorientation of glycosaminoglycans located in the extracellular matrix. A device for applying the electric field includes a controller coupled to a pressure sensor, and a pair of electrodes coupled to a voltage source. The electrodes apply the electric field, and the controller controls the application of the electric field based on IOP measurements from the pressure sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110022118A1 Application of an Electrical Field in the Vicinity of the Trabecular Meshwork to Treat Glaucoma Public/Granted day:2011-01-27
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