Patents Examined by Lesli Deak
  • Intraocular pressure sensing system for posterior segment drainage
    Patent number: 9572713
    Abstract: A method of implanting a treatment device into an eye of a patient comprises inserting a drainage device including a flow system, an inlet tube, and an outlet tube into a subconjunctival space. The inlet tube includes a proximal end coupled to the flow system in the subconjunctival space. The method includes passing a distal end of the inlet tube through a pars plana into a posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Casey Lind, Robert J. Sanchez, Jr.