公开(公告)号：US09180050B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-10

申请号：US13921765

申请日：2013-06-19

申请人： Ellis Fan-chuin Meng ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Yu-Chong Tai ,  Mark S. Humayun

发明人： Ellis Fan-chuin Meng ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Yu-Chong Tai ,  Mark S. Humayun

IPC分类号： A61M5/00 ,  A61F9/007 ,  A61B3/16 ,  A61B5/00 ,  F16K99/00

CPC分类号： A61F9/00781 ,  A61B3/16 ,  A61B5/4836 ,  A61B5/6821 ,  A61B2562/0247 ,  A61B2562/028 ,  A61B2562/12 ,  F16K99/0009 ,  F16K99/0057 ,  F16K2099/0086

摘要： An implanted parylene tube shunt relieves intra-ocular pressure. The device is implanted with an open end in the anterior chamber of the eye, allowing excess fluid to be drained through the tube out of the eye. In one embodiment, only a first end of the tube implanted into the anterior chamber of the eye is open. Intra-ocular pressure (IOP) is then monitored, for example utilizing an implanted sensor. When IOP exceeds a critical valve, a practitioner intervenes, puncturing with a laser a thinned region of the tube lying outside the eye, thereby initiating drainage of fluid and relieving pressure. In accordance with alternative embodiments, the both ends of the tube are open, and the tube includes a one-way valve configured to permit drainage where IOP exceeds the critical value. The tube may include projecting barbs to anchor the tube in the eye without the need for sutures.

摘要翻译： 植入的聚对二甲苯管分流器可减轻眼内压力。 该装置在眼睛的前房中植入开放端，允许多余的液体通过管排出眼睛。 在一个实施例中，仅植入眼睛前房的管的第一端是开放的。 然后监测眼内压（IOP），例如利用植入的传感器。 当IOP超过临界阀时，从业者介入，用激光穿刺位于眼睛外部的管的薄的区域，从而引起流体排出并释放压力。 根据替代实施例，管的两端是开放的，并且管包括被配置为允许IOP超过临界值的排水的单向阀。 管可以包括突出的倒钩以将管锚定在眼睛中而不需要缝线。

公开(公告)号：US20140034607A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-06

申请号：US13921765

申请日：2013-06-19

申请人： Ellis Fan-chuin Meng ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Yu-Chong Tai ,  Mark S. Humayun

发明人： Ellis Fan-chuin Meng ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Yu-Chong Tai ,  Mark S. Humayun

IPC分类号： A61F9/007

CPC分类号： A61F9/00781 ,  A61B3/16 ,  A61B5/4836 ,  A61B5/6821 ,  A61B2562/0247 ,  A61B2562/028 ,  A61B2562/12 ,  F16K99/0009 ,  F16K99/0057 ,  F16K2099/0086

摘要： An implanted parylene tube shunt relieves intra-ocular pressure. The device is implanted with an open end in the anterior chamber of the eye, allowing excess fluid to be drained through the tube out of the eye. In one embodiment, only a first end of the tube implanted into the anterior chamber of the eye is open. Intra-ocular pressure (IOP) is then monitored, for example utilizing an implanted sensor. When IOP exceeds a critical valve, a practitioner intervenes, puncturing with a laser a thinned region of the tube lying outside the eye, thereby initiating drainage of fluid and relieving pressure. In accordance with alternative embodiments, the both ends of the tube are open, and the tube includes a one-way valve configured to permit drainage where IOP exceeds the critical value. The tube may include projecting barbs to anchor the tube in the eye without the need for sutures.

摘要翻译： 植入的聚对二甲苯管分流器可减轻眼内压力。 该装置在眼睛的前房中植入开放端，允许多余的液体通过管排出眼睛。 在一个实施例中，仅植入眼睛前房的管的第一端是开放的。 然后监测眼内压（IOP），例如利用植入的传感器。 当IOP超过临界阀时，从业者介入，用激光穿刺位于眼睛外部的管的薄的区域，从而引起流体排出并释放压力。 根据替代实施例，管的两端是开放的，并且管包括被配置为允许IOP超过临界值的排水的单向阀。 管可以包括突出的倒钩以将管锚定在眼睛中而不需要缝线。

公开(公告)号：US20100025613A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-04

申请号：US12565636

申请日：2009-09-23

申请人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

发明人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

IPC分类号： F16K17/02 ,  B21D53/10

CPC分类号： F16K99/0005 ,  F16K99/0015 ,  F16K99/0057 ,  Y10T29/49409 ,  Y10T137/0497 ,  Y10T137/7866 ,  Y10T137/7895 ,  Y10T137/7904 ,  Y10T137/7914

摘要： Micro check valves having a free-floating member for controlling flow of fluid in microfluidic and biomedical applications and methods of fabrication. A micro check valve includes a valve seat, a valve cap that contacts the valve seat and an untethered floating member that can move between the valve seat and the valve cap. Certain micro check valves have zero cracking pressure and no reverse leakage. Certain other valves may be configured to permit flow of fluid within a pressure range. The floating member can be solid or define an orifice, and the valve seat can have one or two levels. Valves can be configured to allow fluid to flow when the floating member is pushed by fluid against the valve cap or against the valve seat. The valve seat may be silicon or another material that is compatible with micromachining processes, and the valve cap and the floating member may be a polymer such as Parylene.

摘要翻译： 微型止回阀具有用于控制微流体和生物医学应用中的流体流动的自由浮动部件和制造方法。 微型止回阀包括阀座，接触阀座的阀盖和可在阀座与阀盖之间移动的无阻力浮动件。 某些微型止回阀具有零开裂压力，无反向泄漏。 某些其它阀可以被配置为允许流体在压力范围内流动。 浮动构件可以是固定的或限定孔口，并且阀座可以具有一个或两个水平面。 阀可以被配置为当浮动构件被流体压靠在阀盖或阀座上时流体流动。 阀座可以是硅或与微加工过程相容的另一种材料，阀帽和浮动元件可以是聚合物，例如聚对二甲苯。

公开(公告)号：US20100294041A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-25

申请号：US12848837

申请日：2010-08-02

申请人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

发明人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

IPC分类号： G01L9/12

CPC分类号： A61B3/16 ,  A61B5/0031 ,  A61B5/0215 ,  A61B5/03 ,  G01L9/0072

摘要： A variable capacitor, a microfabricated implantable pressure sensor including a variable capacitor and an inductor, and related pressure measurement and implantation methods. The inductor may have a fixed or variable inductance. A variable capacitor and pressure sensors include a flexible member that is disposed on a substrate and defines a chamber. Capacitor elements extend indirectly from the flexible member. Sufficient fluidic pressure applied to an exterior surface of the flexible member causes the flexible member to move or deform, thus causing the capacitance and/or inductance to change. Resulting changes in resonant frequency or impedance can be detected to determine pressure, e.g., intraocular pressure.

摘要翻译： 可变电容器，包括可变电容器和电感器的微加工可植入压力传感器，以及相关的压力测量和植入方法。 电感器可以具有固定或可变电感。 可变电容器和压力传感器包括设置在基板上并限定腔室的柔性构件。 电容元件从柔性元件间接延伸。 施加到柔性构件的外表面上的足够的流体压力导致柔性构件移动或变形，从而导致电容和/或电感改变。 可以检测谐振频率或阻抗的所得变化以确定压力，例如眼内压。

公开(公告)号：US20080058632A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-06

申请号：US11847262

申请日：2007-08-29

申请人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

发明人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

IPC分类号： A61B3/00 ,  G01L9/12 ,  G01R27/26

CPC分类号： A61B3/16 ,  A61B5/0031 ,  A61B5/0215 ,  A61B5/03 ,  G01L9/0072

摘要： A variable capacitor, a microfabricated implantable pressure sensor including a variable capacitor and an inductor, and related pressure measurement and implantation methods. The inductor may have a fixed or variable inductance. A variable capacitor and pressure sensors include a flexible member that is disposed on a substrate and defines a chamber. Capacitor elements extend indirectly from the flexible member. Sufficient fluidic pressure applied to an exterior surface of the flexible member causes the flexible member to move or deform, thus causing the capacitance and/or inductance to change. Resulting changes in resonant frequency or impedance can be detected to determine pressure, e.g., intraocular pressure.

摘要翻译： 可变电容器，包括可变电容器和电感器的微加工可植入压力传感器，以及相关的压力测量和植入方法。 电感器可以具有固定或可变电感。 可变电容器和压力传感器包括设置在基板上并限定腔室的柔性构件。 电容元件从柔性元件间接延伸。 施加到柔性构件的外表面上的足够的流体压力导致柔性构件移动或变形，从而导致电容和/或电感改变。 可以检测谐振频率或阻抗的所得变化以确定压力，例如眼内压。

公开(公告)号：US08336387B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-25

申请号：US12848837

申请日：2010-08-02

申请人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

发明人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

IPC分类号： G01L9/00 ,  G01L9/16

CPC分类号： A61B3/16 ,  A61B5/0031 ,  A61B5/0215 ,  A61B5/03 ,  G01L9/0072

摘要： A variable capacitor, a microfabricated implantable pressure sensor including a variable capacitor and an inductor, and related pressure measurement and implantation methods. The inductor may have a fixed or variable inductance. A variable capacitor and pressure sensors include a flexible member that is disposed on a substrate and defines a chamber. Capacitor elements extend indirectly from the flexible member. Sufficient fluidic pressure applied to an exterior surface of the flexible member causes the flexible member to move or deform, thus causing the capacitance and/or inductance to change. Resulting changes in resonant frequency or impedance can be detected to determine pressure, e.g., intraocular pressure.

摘要翻译： 可变电容器，包括可变电容器和电感器的微加工可植入压力传感器，以及相关的压力测量和植入方法。 电感器可以具有固定或可变电感。 可变电容器和压力传感器包括设置在基板上并限定腔室的柔性构件。 电容元件从柔性元件间接延伸。 施加到柔性构件的外表面上的足够的流体压力导致柔性构件移动或变形，从而导致电容和/或电感改变。 可以检测谐振频率或阻抗的所得变化以确定压力，例如眼内压。

公开(公告)号：US07900518B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-08

申请号：US11847262

申请日：2007-08-29

申请人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

发明人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

IPC分类号： G01L9/00

CPC分类号： A61B3/16 ,  A61B5/0031 ,  A61B5/0215 ,  A61B5/03 ,  G01L9/0072

摘要： A variable capacitor, a microfabricated implantable pressure sensor including a variable capacitor and an inductor, and related pressure measurement and implantation methods. The inductor may have a fixed or variable inductance. A variable capacitor and pressure sensors include a flexible member that is disposed on a substrate and defines a chamber. Capacitor elements extend indirectly from the flexible member. Sufficient fluidic pressure applied to an exterior surface of the flexible member causes the flexible member to move or deform, thus causing the capacitance and/or inductance to change. Resulting changes in resonant frequency or impedance can be detected to determine pressure, e.g., intraocular pressure.

摘要翻译： 可变电容器，包括可变电容器和电感器的微加工可植入压力传感器，以及相关的压力测量和植入方法。 电感器可以具有固定或可变电感。 可变电容器和压力传感器包括设置在基板上并限定腔室的柔性构件。 电容元件从柔性元件间接延伸。 施加到柔性构件的外表面上的足够的流体压力导致柔性构件移动或变形，从而导致电容和/或电感改变。 可以检测谐振频率或阻抗的所得变化以确定压力，例如眼内压。

公开(公告)号：US07600533B2

公开(公告)日：2009-10-13

申请号：US11837450

申请日：2007-08-10

申请人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

发明人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

IPC分类号： F16K15/14

CPC分类号： F16K99/0005 ,  F16K99/0015 ,  F16K99/0057 ,  Y10T29/49409 ,  Y10T137/0497 ,  Y10T137/7866 ,  Y10T137/7895 ,  Y10T137/7904 ,  Y10T137/7914

摘要： Micro check valves having a free-floating member for controlling flow of fluid in microfluidic and biomedical applications and methods of fabrication. A micro check valve includes a valve seat, a valve cap that contacts the valve seat and an untethered floating member that can move between the valve seat and the valve cap. Certain micro check valves have zero cracking pressure and no reverse leakage. Certain other valves may be configured to permit flow of fluid within a pressure range. The floating member can be solid or define an orifice, and the valve seat can have one or two levels. Valves can be configured to allow fluid to flow when the floating member is pushed by fluid against the valve cap or against the valve seat. The valve seat may be silicon or another material that is compatible with micromachining processes, and the valve cap and the floating member may be a polymer such as Parylene.

摘要翻译： 微型止回阀具有用于控制微流体和生物医学应用中的流体流动的自由浮动部件和制造方法。 微型止回阀包括阀座，接触阀座的阀盖和可在阀座与阀盖之间移动的无阻力浮动件。 某些微型止回阀具有零开裂压力，无反向泄漏。 某些其它阀可以被配置为允许流体在压力范围内流动。 浮动构件可以是固定的或限定孔口，并且阀座可以具有一个或两个水平面。 阀可以被配置为当浮动构件被流体压靠在阀盖或阀座上时流体流动。 阀座可以是硅或与微加工过程相容的另一种材料，阀帽和浮动元件可以是聚合物，例如聚对二甲苯。

公开(公告)号：US08141573B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-27

申请号：US12565636

申请日：2009-09-23

申请人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

发明人： Yu-Chong Tai ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien C. Rodger ,  Mark S. Humayun

IPC分类号： F16K15/00

CPC分类号： F16K99/0005 ,  F16K99/0015 ,  F16K99/0057 ,  Y10T29/49409 ,  Y10T137/0497 ,  Y10T137/7866 ,  Y10T137/7895 ,  Y10T137/7904 ,  Y10T137/7914

摘要： Micro check valves having a free-floating member for controlling flow of fluid in microfluidic and biomedical applications and methods of fabrication. A micro check valve includes a valve seat, a valve cap that contacts the valve seat and an untethered floating member that can move between the valve seat and the valve cap. Certain micro check valves have zero cracking pressure and no reverse leakage. Certain other valves may be configured to permit flow of fluid within a pressure range. The floating member can be solid or define an orifice, and the valve seat can have one or two levels. Valves can be configured to allow fluid to flow when the floating member is pushed by fluid against the valve cap or against the valve seat. The valve seat may be silicon or another material that is compatible with micromachining processes, and the valve cap and the floating member may be a polymer such as Parylene.

摘要翻译： 微型止回阀具有用于控制微流体和生物医学应用中的流体流动的自由浮动部件和制造方法。 微型止回阀包括阀座，接触阀座的阀盖和可在阀座与阀盖之间移动的无阻力浮动件。 某些微型止回阀具有零开裂压力，无反向泄漏。 某些其它阀可以被配置为允许流体在压力范围内流动。 浮动构件可以是固定的或限定孔口，并且阀座可以具有一个或两个水平面。 阀可以被配置为当浮动构件被流体压靠在阀盖或阀座上时流体流动。 阀座可以是硅或与微加工过程相容的另一种材料，阀帽和浮动元件可以是聚合物，例如聚对二甲苯。

公开(公告)号：US08585630B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-19

申请号：US13555329

申请日：2012-07-23

申请人： Ellis Fan-chuin Meng ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien Rodger ,  Yu-Chong Tai ,  Mark Humayun

发明人： Ellis Fan-chuin Meng ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Damien Rodger ,  Yu-Chong Tai ,  Mark Humayun

IPC分类号： A61M5/00

CPC分类号： A61F9/00781 ,  A61B3/16 ,  A61B5/4836 ,  A61B5/6821 ,  A61B2562/0247 ,  A61B2562/028 ,  A61B2562/12 ,  F16K99/0009 ,  F16K99/0057 ,  F16K2099/0086

摘要： An implanted parylene tube shunt relieves intra-ocular pressure. The device is implanted with an open end in the anterior chamber of the eye, allowing excess fluid to be drained through the tube out of the eye. In one embodiment, only a first end of the tube implanted into the anterior chamber of the eye is open. Intra-ocular pressure (IOP) is then monitored, for example utilizing an implanted sensor. When IOP exceeds a critical valve, a practitioner intervenes, puncturing with a laser a thinned region of the tube lying outside the eye, thereby initiating drainage of fluid and relieving pressure. In accordance with alternative embodiments, the both ends of the tube are open, and the tube includes a one-way valve configured to permit drainage where IOP exceeds the critical value. The tube may include projecting barbs to anchor the tube in the eye without the need for sutures.