Intraocular pressure monitoring/measuring apparatus and method
OwnerRobert E. Jeffries, Lee Birchanskyinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of monitoring/measuring intraocular pressure in an eye includes a miniature pressure sensor having an attachment for connecting the miniature pressure sensor to the iris of the eye or an intraocular lens. The miniature pressure sensor is preferably a Polysilicon Resonant Transducer (PRT).
Claims21
An apparatus capable of monitoring intraocular pressure in an eye having an internal tissue, comprising:
- an optic energy source disposed external to the eye;
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- an optically resonate pressure sensor having an attachment for connecting the pressure sensor to the internal tissue of the eye, wherein upon activating the pressure sensor by the optic energy source, the pressure sensor monitoring/measuring the intraocular pressure in the eye.
An apparatus capable of monitoring intraocular pressure in an eye having internal tissue, comprising an optically resonate integrated circuit pressure sensor and an attachment adapted to connect the pressure sensor to the internal tissue of the eye.
A method of monitoring intraocular pressure in an eye having an internal tissue, comprising:
- attaching a laser resonate integrated circuit pressure sensor to the internal tissue of the eye;
- irradiating a laser light onto the pressure sensor;
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- sensing intraocular pressure in the eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.