US Patent Issued to Alcon on Feb. 25 for "Ocular implant with stiffness qualities, methods of implantation and system" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,004, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, Switzerland).

"Ocular implant with stiffness qualities, methods of implantation and system" was invented by Thomas A. Silvestrini (Alamo, Calif.) and Eugene De Juan Jr. (Brisbane, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are devices and methods for treating eye conditions. Described is an ocular implant including an elongate member having an internal lumen forming a flow pathway, at least one inflow port communicating with the flow pathway, and at least one outflow port communicating with the flow pathway. The elongate member is adapted to be positioned in th...