Class 623/905 - Eye

Subclass of Class 623 - Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor
Definition: Subject matter relating to a surgical process for placing
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 10/09/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
7278999	Opthalmic surgery device The present invention relates to an ophthalmic surgery device comprising a handle presenting, at one of its ends, a first active part and, at the other of its ends, a second active part, characterized in that removable protection means are associated with at least o...	10/09/2007
7160324	Method in eye surgery A method for prevention of migration of epithelial cells in a capsular bag of an eye of a mammal is provided. The method comprises removing the natural lens of the eye from the capsular bag; introducing an object with at least one sharp edge into the capsular bag, i...	01/09/2007
7077848	Sutureless occular surgical methods and instruments for use in such methods Featured are new methods for performing intra-ocular surgery that allow surgical personnel to access the intra-ocular volume to perform a surgical procedure or technique but which does not require the use of sutures to seal the sclera and/or conjunctiva following th...	07/18/2006
7060095	Supplementary endo-capsular lens and method of implantation The present invention is directed to a supplemental endo capsular lens (SECL) and the method of inserting and embedding the SECL within either a gel or polymer, inside the capsule of the crystalline lens, during phaco-ersatz or similar surgical procedures in order t...	06/13/2006
7009024	High refractive index aromatic-based siloxane difunctional macromonomers Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, corneal inlays and contact lenses made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol...	03/07/2006
6989430	High refractive index aromatic-based siloxane monofunctional macromonomers Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, corneal inlays and contact lenses made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol...	01/24/2006
6881809	High refractive index aromatic-based silyl monomers Optically transparent, relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as intraocular lenses, contact lenses and corneal inlays made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the pol...	04/19/2005
6844414	High refractive index aromatic-based prepolymer precursors Relatively high refractive index polymeric compositions and ophthalmic devices such as for example intraocular lenses and corneal inlays made therefrom are described herein. The preferred polymeric compositions are produced through the copolymerization of one or mor...	01/18/2005
6699210	Glaucoma shunt and a method of making and surgically implanting the same A glaucoma shunt including first and second porous regions laminated together, and a third region having edge areas fused to edge areas of the second region so as to form a hollow reservoir therebetween. Also included is a catheter having a first end sand...	03/02/2004
6692526	Ophthalmological surgery colorant and delivery system Improved ophthalmological surgical methods, systems and devices, employing a colorant....	02/17/2004
6626538	Method for determining the power of an intraocular lens used for the treatment of myopia A method of deriving a prediction model and calculating a predicted lens power to provide a desired post-operative spherical equivalent to correct myopia in a phakic eye of a patient using an intraocular lens includes measuring and determining the predict...	09/30/2003
6582465	Integrated rigid fixation orbital expander An integrated rigid fixation orbital expander has a coupling tunnel, an injection port, and a substantially spherically shaped expansion chamber. The coupling tunnel is configured with opposing side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall. The top wall of the...	06/24/2003
6342051	Treatment of anoxic tissue with angiogenesis-inducing implants A method and implantable device for treating anoxic tissue. A substrate supporting an angiogenesis factor in an amount for treating anoxic tissue is implanted so as to promote revascularization of the tissue. The substrate is a physiologically compatible ...	01/29/2002
6280468	Scleral prosthesis for treatment of presbyopia and other eye disorders Presbyopia is treated by implanting within a plurality of elongated pockets formed in the tissue of the sclera of the eye transverse to a meridian of the eye, a prosthesis having an elongated body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the f...	08/28/2001
6280469	Implantable iris device for the eye, and method of installing same An implantable artificial iris device which takes the form of a thin, generally annular, single-radially-split wafer, or web, of a bio-compatible, flexible material which can be colored in various ways to replicate the appearance of its predecessor, damag...	08/28/2001
6180687	In vivo polymerizable ophthalmic compositions and methods of using In vivo polymerizable intraocular lens compositions which comprise substituted fluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl monomers having anionic, cationic, and/or nonionic surface active functionality in the unsaturated fluorophobic ends. The compositions are prefera...	01/30/2001
6036678	Method for preparation and transplantation of planar implants and surgical instrument therefor A method for transplanting planar implants, devices, etc., is provided. Method is particularly adapted for transplanting planar sheets of retinal cells to the subretinal region of an eye. A method of preparing the retinal cell sheet and the associated sur...	03/14/2000
6033437	Pegs for orbital implants An orbital implant motility peg capable of being placed in vivo in an orbital implant, wherein the peg is configured to permit rotation about a longitudinal axis of the peg during or following insertion of the peg into the implant, and wherein the peg com...	03/07/2000
5968095	Method of selecting an intraocular lens to be implanted into an eye A method of preoperatively selecting an intraocular lens to be implanted into an eye to postoperatively render the eye emmetropic or ametropic with a desired postoperative refraction comprises determining the location of the lens haptic plane of the eye, ...	10/19/1999
5941250	Retinal tissue implantation method The disclosure relates to a method and instrument for implanting retinal tissue into the subretinal space of the eye comprising the steps of inducting a fragment of retinal tissue into a tubular nozzle of an instrument by retracting a mandrel telescoped i...	08/24/1999
5919158	Method and apparatus for preventing and clearing condensation on the lens during a fluid-gas exchange portion of a pars plana vitrectomy An infusion cannula for use in clearing and preventing condensation on the posterior surface of an artificial lens during the fluid-gas exchange portion of a pars plana vitrectomy is described. The infusion cannula directs the flow of gas entering the eye...	07/06/1999
5902307	Method of loading an intraocular lens into a lens injecting apparatus, and implanting the intraocular lens through a small incision made in an eye An intraocular lens injection system having an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge includes a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of pre-loading the injecting system, particularly the cartridge, to r...	05/11/1999
5876440	Methods of implantation of deformable intraocular lens Surgical methods of implantation of deformable intraocular lens, and methods of use of surgical devices for implantation of deformable intraocular lens into the eye through a relatively small incision made in the ocular tissue including a holder with rece...	03/02/1999
5676669	Intraocular capsular shield An apparatus and method including a capsular shield for use in cataract surgery for protection of a posterior lens capsule during removal of a capsule nucleus. The shield includes a flexible, deformable soft shield having an outer configuration of a size ...	10/14/1997
5661218	Biocompatible optically transparent polymeric material based upon collagen and method of making The present invention is biocompatible polymer containing the copolymerization product of a mixture of hydrophobic and hydrophilic acrylic and/or allelic monomers, graft-polymerized with telo-collagen. The present material is useful in the production of d...	08/26/1997
5587175	Medical uses of in situ formed gels Balanced pH, hyperosmotic, hypoosmotic, or isoosmotic gels are ideal vehicles for drug delivery. They are especially suited for topical body cavity or injection application of drugs or diagnostic agents; for drug or diagnostic agent delivery to the eye of...	12/24/1996
5558630	Intrascleral implant and method for the regulation of intraocular pressure A tubular conduit style implant device for the regulation of intraocular pressure is described. The device is generally funnel shaped and enlarges from its forward end, for implanting in the anterior chamber of an eye, to its rearward end, for implanting ...	09/24/1996
5520631	Method and apparatus for lowering the intraocular pressure of an eye A method and apparatus for lowering the intraocular pressure of an eye is disclosed and claimed. In the method of the invention, an opening is created in the limbus corneae region of the eye. A filtering implant having a foot portion and a body portion is...	05/28/1996
5501856	Controlled-release pharmaceutical preparation for intra-ocular implant Presented are a controlled-release pharmaceutical preparation for intra-ocular implant to be applied to the interior of the eye after a surgical operation for disorders in retina/vitreous body or for glaucoma, which is produced by homogeneously dispersing...	03/26/1996
5472436	Ocular appliance for delivering medication A device for delivering an anesthetic to the eye, comprising a thin, porous, substantially planar annular body. The inner diameter of the device is slightly greater than the diameter of the limbus or corneal-scleral junction of the eye, and the outer diam...	12/05/1995
5171213	Technique for fistulization of the eye and an eye filtration prosthesis useful therefor A technique and device for relieving intraocular pressure within the eye with a reduced risk of inflammation that may be caused by the retrograde flow of fluid and inflammatory debris back into the eye after a glaucoma surgical procedure has been performe...	12/15/1992
5163959	Method for treating an eye with a canalicular implant having a collapsible flared section A method for treating an external eye condition due to a deficiency of tears as shown. The method includes the steps of testing the eye to determine if a tear deficiency exists. If a tear deficiency is determined to exist, the method includes the step of ...	11/17/1992
5163419	Device for expanding the pupil of a human eye The present invention includes a generally U-shaped body member having opposed leg portions joined by a central section. Each leg portion is connected to the central section at a pivot point for pivotal movement toward and away from each other. The body m...	11/17/1992
5127901	Implant with subconjunctival arch An ophthalmic implant for draining aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye comprises a transcleral conduit having an inlet opening at one end thereof for communicating with the anterior chamber of an eye, and an outlet opening at an opposite en...	07/07/1992
5108412	Suction ring for surgical operations on the human eye A suction ring apparatus for use in surgical eye operations comprising a right-angle section annular outer ring which retains an annular ring member of substantially triangular cross-section including an outer cylindrical wall surface, an annular end face...	04/28/1992
5098438	Procedures for intraocular surgery A novel method for performing intraocular surgery is described in which a radial incision is first made in the sclera of the eye, a subsurface scleral pocket lateral and anterior to the radial incision is then created, the subsurface scleral pocket extend...	03/24/1992
5098439	Small incision intraocular lens insertion apparatus An apparatus for inserting a foldable lens into an eye through an incision in the eye comprising: a paddle permanently affixed to the apparatus, and sized and adapted to contact the lens in the unfolded state; an elongated tube including a distally open i...	03/24/1992
4919667	Implant A soft tissue implant in the form of a meniscus cartilage replacement for a patient. Appropriately shaped top and bottom layers sandwich therebetween at least one intermediate felted layer. A resilient bonding material coats the layers and holds same in a...	04/24/1990
4578058	Intraocular catheter apparatus and method of use Surgical catheter apparatus for catheterized intraocular irrigation and aspiration, and a method of use are provided. The apparatus has an elongated body comprising an aspiration tube and an irrigation tube in double-barrel relation for transport of fluid...	03/25/1986
4521210	Eye implant for relieving glaucoma, and device and method for use therewith An eye implant device for relieving excessive eye pressure due to glaucoma comprises a thin, elongated, resilient, semi-rigid body of biocompatible material such as polymethyl methacrylate, having surface channels extending along its length to provide dra...	06/04/1985

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