Retinal instrument
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of removing scar tissue from an eye that includes inserting a device including an array of micro-rods into an eye, wherein at least one glass micro-rod of the array of glass micro-rods includes a sharp feature; contacting a scar tissue with the array of micro-rods; and removing the array of micro-rods and the scar tissue from the eye. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a medical device for engaging a tissue including and an array of glass micro-rods, wherein at least one glass micro-rod of the array of glass micro-rods includes a sharp feature opposite a base of the array of glass micro-rods that is connected to the cannula, wherein the sharp feature of the at least one micro-rod is angled from a plane that is normal to a face of the base of the array of glass micro-rods.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1083436
- Patent Number(s):
- 8425596
- Application Number:
- 12/052,992
- Assignee:
- UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN); University of Tennessee Research Foundation (Knoxville, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61F - FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Britton, Charles L, D'Urso, Brian R, Chaum, Edward, Simpson, John T, Baba, Justin S, Ericson, M. Nance, and Warmack, Robert J. Retinal instrument. United States: N. p., 2013.
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Britton, Charles L, D'Urso, Brian R, Chaum, Edward, Simpson, John T, Baba, Justin S, Ericson, M. Nance, & Warmack, Robert J. Retinal instrument. United States.
Britton, Charles L, D'Urso, Brian R, Chaum, Edward, Simpson, John T, Baba, Justin S, Ericson, M. Nance, and Warmack, Robert J. Tue .
"Retinal instrument". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1083436.
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title = {Retinal instrument},
author = {Britton, Charles L and D'Urso, Brian R and Chaum, Edward and Simpson, John T and Baba, Justin S and Ericson, M. Nance and Warmack, Robert J},
abstractNote = {In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of removing scar tissue from an eye that includes inserting a device including an array of micro-rods into an eye, wherein at least one glass micro-rod of the array of glass micro-rods includes a sharp feature; contacting a scar tissue with the array of micro-rods; and removing the array of micro-rods and the scar tissue from the eye. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a medical device for engaging a tissue including and an array of glass micro-rods, wherein at least one glass micro-rod of the array of glass micro-rods includes a sharp feature opposite a base of the array of glass micro-rods that is connected to the cannula, wherein the sharp feature of the at least one micro-rod is angled from a plane that is normal to a face of the base of the array of glass micro-rods.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
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