ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,221, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to LIQID MEDICAL Pty. Ltd. (Cape Town, South Africa).
"Shunt and method for treating glaucoma" was invented by Daemon Bruce McClunan (Cape Town, South Africa) and Joshua David Fischer (Cloetesville, South Africa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shunt 200 for treating glaucoma in a patient during and/or after vitreoretinal surgery involving the use of a tamponading agent comprising a gas or oil bubble 50. The shunt includes a tubular body 12 having a proximal end 14 which is implantable in the vitreous cavity C of a patient and a distal end which is implantable in the subarachnoid space of the pati...