System and method for identifying a position to insert a scleral prosthesis into an eye
US8201942B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/147
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method includes identifying an actual location of a ciliary body in a patient's eye. The method also includes identifying a position for a scleral prosthesis to be inserted into scleral tissue of the patient's eye based on the identified location of the ciliary body. The method could also include forming a scleral tunnel in the scleral tissue of the patient's eye based on the identified position and inserting the scleral prosthesis into the scleral tunnel. Identifying the actual location of the ciliary body could include illuminating a first portion of the patient's eye using illumination provided at a second portion of the patient's eye. The illumination provided at the second portion of the patient's eye may be provided through an eyelid of the patient and may travel under a cornea of the patient's eye to the first portion of the patient's eye.
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