SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICATIONS OR FLUIDS TO THE EYE
First Claim
1. A system for delivering a fluid, drug, or medication to the corneal region of a patient'"'"'s eye so as to treat the corneal region of the patient'"'"'s eye with the fluid, drug, or medication, comprising:
- a corneal sponge disposed over the corneal region of a patient'"'"'s eye; and
an irrigation fluid supply tube fluidically connected to said corneal sponge disposed over the corneal region of the patient'"'"'s eye so as to continuously deliver a fluid, drug, or medication to said corneal sponge whereby said corneal sponge will be continuously saturated with the fluid, drug, or medication such that the corneal region of the patient'"'"'s eye is continuously treated with the fluid, drug, or medication.
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Abstract
A method for delivering fluids, drugs, or medications to a patient'"'"'s eye, and a system or apparatus for implementing the method, is disclosed. The system and method comprises the use of a corneal sponge to be deposited onto the cornea of the patient'"'"'s eye while the patient'"'"'s eyelids are maintained in open positions, and a scleral contact lens is disposed onto the sponge. The scleral lens has an irrigation fluid supply tube fluidically connected thereto for supplying a fluid, drug, or medication to the sponge which is saturated with the fluid, drug, or medication. Once the sponge and lens are inserted onto the corneal region of the eye, the patient'"'"'s eyelids are closed thereby trapping and maintaining the sponge and lens upon the corneal region of the eye so as to permit the fluid, drug, or medication to be continuously supplied and applied to the corneal region of the eye.
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1. A system for delivering a fluid, drug, or medication to the corneal region of a patient'"'"'s eye so as to treat the corneal region of the patient'"'"'s eye with the fluid, drug, or medication, comprising:
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a corneal sponge disposed over the corneal region of a patient'"'"'s eye; and an irrigation fluid supply tube fluidically connected to said corneal sponge disposed over the corneal region of the patient'"'"'s eye so as to continuously deliver a fluid, drug, or medication to said corneal sponge whereby said corneal sponge will be continuously saturated with the fluid, drug, or medication such that the corneal region of the patient'"'"'s eye is continuously treated with the fluid, drug, or medication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for delivering a fluid, drug, or medication to the corneal region of a patient'"'"'s eye so as to treat the corneal region of the patient'"'"'s eye with the fluid, drug, or medication, comprising the steps of:
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disposing a corneal sponge over the corneal region of a patient'"'"'s eye; and conducting the fluid, drug, or medication through an irrigation fluid supply tube fluidically connected to said corneal sponge disposed over the corneal region of the patient'"'"'s eye so as to continuously deliver the fluid, drug, or medication to said corneal sponge whereby said corneal sponge will be continuously saturated with the fluid, drug, or medication such that the corneal region of the patient'"'"'s eye is continuously treated with the fluid, drug, or medication. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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