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Number: 600/398
Name: Surgery > Diagnostic testing > Testing aqueous humor pressure or related condition
Description: Subject matter in which the amount of force exerted by a clear, lymph-like fluid located in the chamber in an eye between a cornea and a lens therein for evaluating a condition which causes an abnormal force to be exerted in said chamber is assayed.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
600/402 Eye vibrated 14
600/401 Fluid jet directed against eye 60
600/400 Measuring acoustic impedance of eye 19
600/405 Measuring force required to produce standard or measured eye flattening (applanation) 105
600/399 Measuring impedance to flow of aqueous humor (tonometry) 41
600/403 Pressure indicator includes liquid column 1
600/404 Pressure indicator includes pointer swingable over scale and mechanically driven by eye contacting means 11


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7618380 Method of preventing nerve damage positional injury during surgery Nov. 17, 2009
7553282 Non-contact tonometer Jun. 30, 2009
7418872 System and apparatus for sensing pressure in living organisms and inanimate objects Sep. 2, 2008
7314454 Method of preventing eye-related positional injuries during spinal surgery Jan. 1, 2008
7204806 Method and apparatus for obtaining corrected intraocular pressure values Apr. 17, 2007
7153266 Noncontact tonometer Dec. 26, 2006
7137952 Intraocular pressure recording system Nov. 21, 2006
7131945 Optically powered and optically data-transmitting wireless intraocular pressure sensor device Nov. 7, 2006
7004902 Method and apparatus for measuring biomechanical characteristics of corneal tissue Feb. 28, 2006
6982090 More easily visualized punctum plug configurations Jan. 3, 2006
6981946 Load sensing applanation tonometer Jan. 3, 2006
6976959 Dual tonometer Dec. 20, 2005
6939299 Implantable continuous intraocular pressure sensor Sep. 6, 2005
6939298 Device and method for monitoring aqueous flow within the eye Sep. 6, 2005
6890300 Implantable microscale pressure sensor system for pressure monitoring and management May. 10, 2005
6875175 Duel mode non-contact tonometer Apr. 5, 2005
6796942 Device for measuring physical quantities, especially for measuring pressure in the eye Sep. 28, 2004
6758814 Combination magnifying device, particularly a microscope comprising a measuring device Jul. 6, 2004
6736778 Replaceable prism for applanation tonometer May. 18, 2004
6730073 Method of performing a lasik procedure and tonometer system for use therewith May. 4, 2004
6712764 Intraocular pressure monitoring/measuring apparatus and method Mar. 30, 2004
6679842 Tonometer calibration tool Jan. 20, 2004
6673014 Noninvasive methods and apparatuses for measuring the intraocular pressure of a mammal eye Jan. 6, 2004
6579235 Method for monitoring intraocular pressure using a passive intraocular pressure sensor and patient worn monitoring recorder Jun. 17, 2003
6544208 Implantable shunt device Apr. 8, 2003
6517483 Sealed-type remote pressure-monitoring device and method for fabricating the same Feb. 11, 2003
6471647 Method of operating tonometer Oct. 29, 2002
6443893 Device for measuring the intra-ocular pressure Sep. 3, 2002
6440070 Intraocular pressure measurement Aug. 27, 2002
6394968 Trans-scleral method and apparatus for measuring intraocular pressure May. 28, 2002
6394954 Method for measuring the intra-ocular pressure through the eyelid and device for realizing the same May. 28, 2002
6287256 Sealed-type remote pressure-monitoring device and method for fabricating the same Sep. 11, 2001
6251071 Tonometer Jun. 26, 2001
6193656 Intraocular pressure monitoring/measuring apparatus and method Feb. 27, 2001
6179779 Replaceable prism system for applanation tonometer Jan. 30, 2001
6178359 Instrument with installation-evident accessory modules Jan. 23, 2001
6113542 Diagnostic apparatus and method to provide effective intraocular pressure based on measured thickness of the cornea Sep. 5, 2000
6110110 Apparatus and method for monitoring intraocular and blood pressure by non-contact contour measurement Aug. 29, 2000
6083160 Aplanation tonometry apparatus Jul. 4, 2000
5916179 System and method for reducing iatrogenic damage to nerves Jun. 29, 1999
5910110 Controlling pressure in the eye during surgery Jun. 8, 1999
5857969 Pneumatic pressure probe Jan. 12, 1999
5836873 Tonometer Nov. 17, 1998
5813982 Noncontacting portable infrared intra-ocular pressure sensor Sep. 29, 1998
5810005 Apparatus and method for monitoring intraocular and blood pressure by non-contact contour measurement Sep. 22, 1998
5785651 Distance measuring confocal microscope Jul. 28, 1998
5779633 Tonometer air pulse generator Jul. 14, 1998
5727551 Non-contact tonometer Mar. 17, 1998
5671737 Self-operable tonometer for measuring intraocular pressure of a patient's eye Sep. 30, 1997
5634458 Method for determining precorneal retention time of ophthalmic formulations Jun. 3, 1997

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