Orbital implant device
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1. An adjustable orbital implant having an outer surface, said implant comprising:
- a sphere defining frame presenting a plurality of openings;
a plurality of flexible sections coupled with said frame, said frame and said plurality of flexible sections defining an enclosed volume; and
at least one injection port for adding and removing an amount of a fluid media from said enclosed volume, whereby said plurality of flexible sections can be expanded and contracted to vary the size of the orbital implant.
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Abstract
An orbital implant device is provided. The orbital implant device comprises a frame, defining a plurality of openings, a plurality of flexible sections coupled to said frame, said frame and said plurality of flexible sections defining a volume, and at least one injection port for inflating and delating the said volume.
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17 Claims
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1. An adjustable orbital implant having an outer surface, said implant comprising:
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a sphere defining frame presenting a plurality of openings;
a plurality of flexible sections coupled with said frame, said frame and said plurality of flexible sections defining an enclosed volume; and
at least one injection port for adding and removing an amount of a fluid media from said enclosed volume, whereby said plurality of flexible sections can be expanded and contracted to vary the size of the orbital implant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An adjustable orbital implant for attachment to the rectus muscles comprising:
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a collapsible frame having two perpendicular arcuate bands supported by a center member, said frame defining a hollow and further defining a plurality of openings, said arcuate bands further defining a channel adapted for receipt of said rectus muscles;
a plurality of flexible sections received within said plurality of openings and coupled to said frame at said center member; and
an injection port located on said center member for moving a fluid into and out of said plurality of flexible sections, whereby said sections can be expanded and contracted to vary the size of said implant. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of attaching an orbital implant into an eye socket with the rectus muscles wherein the size of the orbital implant is adjustable, comprising:
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providing an adjustable orbital implant having a sphere defining frame presenting a plurality of openings, a plurality of flexible sections coupled with said frame, said flexible sections can be expanded and contracted to vary the size of said implant, said frame and said flexible sections can be expanded and contracted to vary the size of said implant, said plurality of flexible sections defining a volume and at least one injection port for adding and removing an amount of a fluid media from said volume;
collapsing said implant;
inserting said implant into an eye socket;
coupling the rectus muscles around said orbital implant; and
adjusting the size of said plurality of flexible sections to conform the orbital implant to the eye socket.
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