Artifical biological drainage device
US4037604A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M27/002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tube for implantation in an animal organ or cavity, for example, an eye, communicates with the anterior chamber of the eye and terminates in a unilateral pressure dependent valve shunt positioned outside the anterior chamber. Lateral side arms secured to the tube provide fixation means to the eye.
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