Device for the ultrasonic treatment of glaucoma having a concave tip
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1. A handheld device for the treatment of glaucoma in an eye that includes a cornea, a sclera and a limbus having a circumference, the device comprising:
- a. a casing,b. an ultrasonic transducer,c. a power supply,d. a transmission member operatively associated with the ultrasonic transducer, ande. a tip member located at the end of the transmission member and having a distal end, wherein ultrasonic energy is transferred from the ultrasonic transducer to the tip member, wherein the tip includes a concave eye-engaging surface, wherein the concave eye-engaging surface defines a concave arc and the distal end of the transmission member defines a central longitudinal axis, wherein the central longitudinal axis extends through a center of a circle defined by the concave arc, and wherein the concavity is defined with respect to a point that is distal of the distal end of the tip member and is positioned along the central longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
A handheld device for the treatment of glaucoma that includes a casing, an ultrasonic transducer, a power supply, a transmission member operatively associated with the ultrasonic transducer, and a tip member located at the end of the transmission member. The ultrasonic energy is transferred from the ultrasonic transducer to the tip member. The tip includes a concave eye-engaging surface.
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1. A handheld device for the treatment of glaucoma in an eye that includes a cornea, a sclera and a limbus having a circumference, the device comprising:
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a. a casing, b. an ultrasonic transducer, c. a power supply, d. a transmission member operatively associated with the ultrasonic transducer, and e. a tip member located at the end of the transmission member and having a distal end, wherein ultrasonic energy is transferred from the ultrasonic transducer to the tip member, wherein the tip includes a concave eye-engaging surface, wherein the concave eye-engaging surface defines a concave arc and the distal end of the transmission member defines a central longitudinal axis, wherein the central longitudinal axis extends through a center of a circle defined by the concave arc, and wherein the concavity is defined with respect to a point that is distal of the distal end of the tip member and is positioned along the central longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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