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US 4,299,227 AGranted
Ophthalmological appliance
OwnerHarvey A. Lincoffinventor
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Abstract
A method of correcting retinal detachments through a small conjunctival incision wherein an expandable member is inserted into Tenon's space, the member is expanded, to form an indentation in the eye, and left in place until the subretinal fluid has absorbed and the retina has reattached.
Claims3
A method of correcting retinal detachments through a small conjunctival incision comprising the steps of inserting an expandable member into Tenon's space to the depth of the break;
- forming a scleral indentation in the eye by expanding said member;
- leaving said member in place until subretinal fluid has absorbed and the retina has reattached;
- and collapsing and removing said member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.