公开(公告)号：US09498380B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-22

申请号：US14800018

申请日：2015-07-15

申请人： John Berdahl ,  Richard Cornelius ,  Vance Michael Thompson

发明人： John Berdahl ,  Richard Cornelius ,  Vance Michael Thompson

IPC分类号： A61B3/16 ,  A61F9/007 ,  A61F9/02 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/03

CPC分类号： A61F9/00781 ,  A61B3/16 ,  A61B5/032 ,  A61B5/4836 ,  A61B5/6803 ,  A61F9/029

摘要： 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).