Optical fiber probe and laser sclerostomy procedure
US5431646A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2009/00891
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic probe and its use in performing a sclerostomy (forming a small hole in the sclera of an eye) as a treatment for glaucoma. The minimally dimensioned probe is designed to direct laser light out of its side and, as a result, allows a sclerostomy procedure to be performed with minimal trauma to the conjunctiva and other surrounding ocular tissues of the patient. A series of pulses of infrared laser radiation delivered through the side of the probe forms the hole in the sclera.
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