Covering for an ocular device
OwnerFredric J. Grossinventor
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Abstract
A man-made covering compatible with the sclera of an eye for use with an ocular aqueous shunting tissue-implantable, fluid-dissipating device, having a tubular member with an outside diameter of between 0.60 mm to 0.80 mm. The covering generally has a dimension of approximately 2 mm to 5 mm along one direction and approximately 4 mm to 9 mm along another dimension and a minimum thickness at one end and approximately between 0.80 mm to 1.20 mm at the other end.
Claims20
A covering for use with an ocular aqueous shunting tissue-implantable, fluid-dissipating device, having a tube component with an outside diameter of between 0.60 to 0.80 mm, the covering comprising a material compatible with the sclera of an eye and having a dimension of approximately 2 mm to 5 mm along one direction and about 4 mm to 9 mm along another dimension and having a tapered configuration with a minimum thickness at one end and between 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm at the other end and a cave overlying said tube component.
In a method for forming a covering for an ocular aqueous-shunting, tissue-implantable, fluid dissipating device, comprising:
- forming a covering for the shunting device,
- covering the shunting device with said covering;
- and
- providing the covering with a cave to overlie the aqueous-shunting, tissue implantable fluid dissipating device.
A covering for use with an ocular aqueous shunting tissue-implantable, fluid-dissipating device, having a tubular component with an outside diameter between 0.60 to 0.80 mm, the covering comprising a material compatible with a sclera of an eye and having a dimension of approximately 2 mm to 5 mm along one direction and a dimension of approximately 4 mm to 9 mm along another dimension and having a tapered configuration with a minimum thickness at one end and a thickness between 0.8 mm to 1.2 mm at the other end, said other end being provided with a cavernous opening for receiving said tubular component.
A covering for use with an ocular aqueous shunting tissue-implantable, fluid-dissipating device, having a tube component with an outside diameter of between 0.60 to 0.80 mm, the covering comprising a material compatible with the sclera of an eye including a trough for said tube component, said material having a tapered configuration with a minimum thickness at one end and a thickness at the other end greater than the minimum thickness, and an opening in said other end opening into said trough for the tube component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.