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US 12,318,327 B2Granted
Systems and methods for treating eye diseases
AssigneeJ.D. Franco & Co., LLC
InventorsMichael Calhoun, Jeff Franco, Robert M. Vidlund
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Abstract
A method may include accessing a terminal branch of an ophthalmic artery through a face of a subject. Additionally, the method may include positioning a device within the ophthalmic artery of the subject and treating at least one of a blockage, a stenosis, a lesion, plaque or other physiology in at least one of the ophthalmic artery or a junction between an internal carotid artery and the ophthalmic artery.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- intravascularly accessing an ophthalmic artery (OA) of a subject;
- positioning a device within the OA of the subject;
- and
- treating a blockage, the blockage comprising a stenosis, a lesion, or plaque physiology in at least one location within one or both of the OA or a junction between an internal carotid artery (ICA) and the OA, wherein treating comprises removal or opening of the blockage, and wherein, as a result of the treating, an increased amount of blood reaches a retina of the subject, thereby affecting complement system (CS) activity within the retina.
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A method, comprising:
- positioning a device within an ophthalmic artery (OA) of a subject;
- and
- treating a blockage in at least one location within at least one of the OA or a junction between an internal carotid artery (ICA) and the OA, the treating comprising removal or opening of the blockage so as to restore or increase an amount of blood delivered to a retina of the subject to impact complement system (CS) activity within the retina.
A method, comprising:
- treating a blockage within at least one of an ophthalmic artery (OA) of a subject or a junction between an internal carotid artery (ICA) and the OA;
- wherein treating the blockage comprises removal or opening of the blockage and angioplasty so as to restore or increase an amount of blood delivered to an eye of the subject to impact complement system (CS) activity within the eye.
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