Intraocular pressure modification
First Claim
1. An eye therapy assembly comprising:
- a goggle, including at least one cavity, configured to surround and be spaced from an eye;
a pump in fluid communication with the at least one cavity; and
a control mechanism, operatively coupled to the pump, configured to receive a measured pressure that includes information about cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure and, using the measured CSF pressure information, set a target eye therapy pressure in the at least one cavity using the pump,wherein the target eye therapy pressure in the at least one cavity is set by the control mechanism at a target level in an operating range from −
40 mmHg to 40 mmHg that is configured to treat intraocular (IOP) and CSF pressure.
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Abstract
Assemblies and methods for modifying an intraocular pressure of a patient'"'"'s one or both eyes are disclosed. The assemblies and methods can be used to treat, inhibit, or prevent ocular conditions such as glaucoma, high intraocular pressure, optic disc edema, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, zero-gravity induced papilledema, and other optic pressure related conditions. An assembly can include a goggle including at least one cavity, a pump in fluid communication with the at least one cavity, and a control mechanism. The control mechanism can be operatively coupled to the pump and can maintain a target pressure or target pressure range in the at least one cavity, which, when the assembly is worn by a patient, is the area between a patient'"'"'s eye(s) and wall surfaces of the goggle. Controlling the pressure over the outer surfaces of the patient'"'"'s eye(s) can drive a desired change in the intraocular pressure of the eye(s).
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1. An eye therapy assembly comprising:
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a goggle, including at least one cavity, configured to surround and be spaced from an eye; a pump in fluid communication with the at least one cavity; and a control mechanism, operatively coupled to the pump, configured to receive a measured pressure that includes information about cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure and, using the measured CSF pressure information, set a target eye therapy pressure in the at least one cavity using the pump, wherein the target eye therapy pressure in the at least one cavity is set by the control mechanism at a target level in an operating range from −
40 mmHg to 40 mmHg that is configured to treat intraocular (IOP) and CSF pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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6. An eye therapy method comprising:
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receiving a measured pressure that includes information about cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure, the received pressure obtained from a patient to receive therapy of an eye using an assembly placed upon the patient, wherein the assembly includes a goggle having at least one cavity, a pump in fluid communication with the at least one cavity, and a control mechanism, over and around an eye, including spacing the goggle from a surface of the eye; setting a target eye therapy pressure within the at least one cavity, using the information and using the control mechanism, at a target level in an operating range from −
40 mmHg to 40 mmHg that treats intraocular pressure and CSF pressure. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17)
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