Intraocular shunt manufacture
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1. A system, for manufacturing a gelatin shunt, comprising:
- a motor;
a wire operably coupled to the motor for movement of the wire;
a temperature controllable bath;
an aperture plate situated above a bottom portion of the bath; and
an ultrasonic fogger, positioned above the plate, for providing a fog;
wherein the system is configured such that the wire moves through the bath and the aperture plate and through the fog.
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Abstract
An intraocular shunt can be manufactured using a system that includes a liquid bath and a wire, which is moved through the bath. When moved through the bath, the wire is coated with a material, such as gelatin. For example, the liquid bath can have a top layer, including water, and a bottom layer, including gelatin. The coated wire passes through an aperture formed in a plate component of the system. The gelatin can be dried on the wire in a humidity-controlled space, thereby forming the shunt.
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1. A system, for manufacturing a gelatin shunt, comprising:
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a motor; a wire operably coupled to the motor for movement of the wire; a temperature controllable bath; an aperture plate situated above a bottom portion of the bath; and an ultrasonic fogger, positioned above the plate, for providing a fog; wherein the system is configured such that the wire moves through the bath and the aperture plate and through the fog. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, for manufacturing an intraocular shunt, comprising:
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a container configured to hold a liquid material for forming a shunt; a plate disposed above a bottom portion of the container, the plate comprising an aperture having a cross-sectional dimension; and a wire, extending into the container and through the aperture, being movable relative to the bottom portion of the container; wherein the wire can be pulled from the bottom portion through the aperture to coat the wire with a liquid material such that a cross-sectional dimension of the material is limited by the cross-sectional dimension of the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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