Patents Assigned to RDO Medical, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5752928
    Abstract: The subject invention is an implant for relieving abnormally high intraocular pressures with the anterior chamber of an eyeball which is associated with the disease called glaucoma. The implant includes a base plate which is formed of a thin, flexible, preferably rubber material such as silicone rubber. Mounted on the base plate is a housing with the housing including an internal chamber. The housing has an open front end covered by a canopy which is mounted on the base plate. The rear end of the housing is attached to a tube. Aqueous humor is to be conducted through the tube, through the porous block and then through the access opening into the ambient. The housing is mounted within a mounting pocket formed within the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: RDO Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Gregoire de Roulhac, John Luke Ruiz, C. Eric Olsen