United States Patent [w]
Peyman
[54] MACULAR INDENTOR FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULAR MEMBRANES
[76] Inventor: Gholam A. Peyman, 2020 Gravier St., Ste. B, New Orleans, La. 70112-2234
[21] Appl. No.: 717,302
[22] Filed: Sep. 20, 1996
Related U.S. Application Data
[63] Continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 617,114, Mar. 18,1996, Pat. No. 5,743,274.
[51] Int. C I. A61F 2 14
[52] U.S. CI 623/4; 602/74
[58] Field of Search 623/4, 5; 602/42,
602/53, 61, 63, 74; 606/107, 204.25; 604/7,
8, 9
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Intravitreal Surgery, Chapter 8 Posterior Segment Techniques, pp. 344—347, Lincoff Temporary Balloon Buckle Roizenblatt J., an abstract presented in ARVO, 1996, p. 1827.
Primary Examiner—Michael J. Milano
Assistant Examiner—-Tram A. Nguyen
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Haverstock, Garrett and Roberts
[57] ABSTRACT
A macular indentor for positioning over a macular area of an eye comprises a strip of material having a pair of opposed ends, the strip having a raised portion for indenting the macular area of the eye. The macular indentor is also inflatable for selectively applying pressure to the macular area of the eye.
10 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
