Optically powered and optically data-transmitting wireless intraocular pressure sensor device
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Abstract
An optically powered and optically data-transmitting wireless intraocular pressure sensor device for detecting excessive intraocular pressure above a predetermined threshold pressure, comprising a pressure switch that is sized and configured to be placed in an eye, wherein said pressure switch is activated when the intraocular pressure is higher than the predetermined threshold pressure. In one embodiment, the pressure sensor device is a micro electromechanical system.
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56 Claims
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37. A wireless intraocular device for detecting intraocular pressure, comprising:
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a pressure sensor that is sized and configured to be placed in an eye for measuring intraocular pressure; and
an optical output configured to be placed in the eye and electrically connected to the pressure sensor, wherein the state of the optical output indicates the intraocular pressure sensed by the pressure sensor. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method of monitoring intraocular pressure of a patient comprising:
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implanting an optically data-transmitting wireless intraocular pressure sensor device into an eye of a patient;
checking the pressure sensor device with an external instrument comprising an optical sensor for wirelessly receiving an optical signal from an optical output implanted in the eye, wherein the optical output is electrically connected to the pressure sensor device and outputs intraocular pressure. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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