Optically powered and optically data-transmitting wireless intraocular pressure sensor device
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1. An 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; and
an optical output configured to be placed in the eye and electrically connected to the pressure switch, wherein the state of the optical output indicates whether the pressure switch was activated.
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Abstract
An implantable intraocular pressure sensor device for detecting excessive intraocular pressure above a predetermined threshold pressure is disclosed. The device includes 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. The device is optically powered and transmits data wirelessly using optical energy. In one embodiment, the pressure sensor device is a micro electromechanical system.
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1. An wireless intraocular pressure sensor device for detecting excessive intraocular pressure above a predetermined threshold pressure, comprising:
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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; and an optical output configured to be placed in the eye and electrically connected to the pressure switch, wherein the state of the optical output indicates whether the pressure switch was activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 38)
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17. An wireless intraocular pressure sensor device for detecting excessive intraocular pressure above a plurality of predetermined threshold pressures, comprising:
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a plurality of pressure switches that are sized and configured to be placed in an eye, wherein a first pressure switch is activated when the intraocular pressure is higher than a first predetermined threshold pressure; and an optical output configured to be placed in the eye and electrically connected to the plurality of pressure switches, wherein the state of the optical output indicates whether one or more of the pressure switches was activated. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 39, 40)
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35. A method for self-checking intraocular pressure of a patient comprising:
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implanting an optically data-transmitting wireless intraocular pressure sensor device for detecting excessive intraocular pressure above a predetermined threshold pressure into an eye of a patient; checking the pressure sensor device with an external instrument comprising a sensor for wirelessly receiving an optical signal from an optical output implanted in the eye and electrically connected to the pressure sensor device indicative of detected excessive intraocular pressure. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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