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OwnerEdward Wong, Timothy Lee +1inventors
InventorsEdward Wong, Timothy Lee, Markus Wong
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The invention provides a medical device having a thermister for temperature measurement, irrigation/aspiration ports for fluid exchange and application of therapeutic modalities, a pressure manometer for pressure measurement, and an external system for control of temperature, pressure, and flow rate. When applied to the eye and orbit, this device can be used in hypothermia or hyperthermia applications, the control of intraocular pressure (IOP), and the application of treatment modalities. Methods of using the device in treating patients suffering from central retinal artery occlusion, anterior optic nerve disease, pathology of the choroid and retina including the macula, inflammation of the eye including the vitreous and anterior segment, glaucoma, inflammation and/or infections of the anterior and/or posterior segment of the eye, treatment before/during/after surgery of the eye, and the application of treatment modalities through a semi-permeable membrane are described.
A method of preventing neurological damage, ocular damage and orbital damage to an eye, said method comprising:
The method according to cliam 5 wherein massaging the eye includes disposing a pulsating unit between the shell and the eye in order to raise and lower intra-ocular pressure
The device according to claim 13 wherein said shell further comprises a central anterior opening for enabling inspection of the eye when the shell is disposed therein.
The device according to claim 13 further comprises sensors disposed in said shell for measuring ocular properties.
The device according to claim 13 further comprises apparatus for controlling fluid temperature, pressure, and rate of fluid flow through said shell.
The device according to claim 13 further comprising apparatus for varying pressure of fluid through said shell in order to massage the eye.
The device according to claim 13 wherein said shell further comprises means for introducing a medicament into the eye and/or priorbital tissue.
The device according to claim 13 further comprises an outer shell coating.
The device according to claim 13 further comprises an inner shell coating.
The device according to claim 13 further comprising a speculum for separation and cooling of eyelids.
The device according to claim 13 further comprising a cooling patch having fluid channels in fluid communication with said shell for cooling eyelids.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.