ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,061, issued on Sept. 30.
"Curved microtube for treating glaucoma" was invented by R. Philip Doss (Gaviota, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microtube for implant into the eye includes an elongated portion and a curved portion. The elongated portion extend along a longitudinal axis and includes a distal end opening of the microtube. The curved portion is contiguous with the elongated portion and includes a proximal end opening of the microtube and a plurality of sidewall openings between the proximal end opening and the elongated portion. The curved portion curves outward relative to the longitudinal axis and back towards the ...