ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,640, issued on April 15.
"Implant for electrolysis of aqueous humor" was invented by Michael Reynard (Santa Monica, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implant and method for regulating the intraocular pressure of an eye is described. The implant is disposed in Schlemm's canal of an eye through ab-externo or ab-interno canaloplasty. Once inserted, the implant monitors the intraocular pressure of an eye with a pressure sensor and provides regulated current to electrodes within the implant to perform electrolysis. Electrolysis causes a release of gas from the eye and a reduction in the volume of aqueous humor to decrease intraocula...