AQUEOUS HUMOR MICRO-BYPASS SHUNTS
    1.
    发明申请
    AQUEOUS HUMOR MICRO-BYPASS SHUNTS 审中-公开
    水疱OR OR。。。。。

    公开(公告)号:US20130267887A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-10

    申请号:US13825495

    申请日:2011-09-21

    CPC classification number: A61F9/00781 B29C53/02

    Abstract: A small shunt can be placed within the eye to aid in drainage of aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye to a pocket between the conjunctiva and the sclera to be absorbed, or to secrete through the cornea or the sclera external to the eye for glaucoma or ocular hypertension treatment. This drainage can decrease the pressure of the eye and potentially modify the course of advancing glaucomatous optic neuropathy as it relates to eye pressure. The shunt is formed of a shape memory polymer material and deformed into a smaller form factor to reduce trauma to the eye resulting from the insertion of the shunt through the sclera to the anterior chamber. Once in situ, the shunt deploys in response to body heat or other external stimulus and expands to its original, larger form factor to provide a secure friction fit of the shunt within the scleral tissue and to enlarge the lumen of the shunt to allow for aqueous flow.

    Abstract translation: 可以将小分流器放置在眼睛内以帮助房水从眼前房排出到结膜和巩膜之间的口袋中以被吸收,或通过眼睛外部的角膜或巩膜分泌 青光眼或高眼压症治疗。 这种引流可以降低眼睛的压力,并可能改变与眼压有关的青光眼性视神经病变进展。 分流器由形状记忆聚合物材料形成并变形成更小的形状因子,以减少由于将分流器穿过巩膜插入前房而引起的对眼睛的创伤。 一旦就地,分流器响应于身体热量或其他外部刺激部署,并扩展到其原始的更大的形状因子,以提供分流器在巩膜组织内的可靠的摩擦配合并且扩大分流器的内腔以允许水分 流。

    MEDICAL FABRIC WITH INTEGRATED SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER
    2.
    发明申请
    MEDICAL FABRIC WITH INTEGRATED SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER 审中-公开
    具有整体形状记忆聚合物的医用织物

    公开(公告)号:US20130218178A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-22

    申请号:US13821907

    申请日:2011-09-12

    CPC classification number: A61F2/0063 C08J5/24 C08J2300/12 C08J2300/24

    Abstract: Formulations of shape memory polymer (SMP) are integrated with several existing clinically available medical fabrics. The SMP portion of a SMP-integrated fabric can be fabricated in varying thicknesses with the minimum thickness determined by the thickness of the underlying fabric and up to almost any thickness. A large variety of patterns may be formed in SMP-integrated fabrics based upon how the shape memory polymer is integrated into the base fabric. Integration of the SMP with the base fabrics does not alter the shape memory functionality of the SMP. The design tools for controlling activation rate for traditional SMP materials thus apply to SMP-integrated fabrics. SMP-integrated fabrics may also be steam sterilized without loss of shape memory functionality. By using multiple formulations of SMP on a single piece of fabric, a large combination of material properties may be provided within a single SMP-integrated fabric device.

    Abstract translation: 形状记忆聚合物(SMP)的制剂与几种现有的临床医用织物相结合。 SMP集成织物的SMP部分可以以不同的厚度制造,最小厚度由下面的织物的厚度确定并且几乎达到任何厚度。 基于形状记忆聚合物如何整合到基底织物中,可以在SMP集成织物中形成各种图案。 SMP与基础结构的集成不会改变SMP的形状记忆功能。 用于控制传统SMP材料激活速率的设计工具因此适用于SMP集成的面料。 SMP集成的织物也可以进行蒸汽灭菌,而不会损失形状记忆功能。 通过在单个织物上使用多种配方的SMP,可以在单个SMP集成织物装置内提供大量材料性质的组合。

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