Patent ID: 6991650
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A prosthesis adapted for contact with the sclera of an eyeball, said prosthesis comprising: a central body portion having a first end and a second end, at least one end portion extending from either said first or second end of said central body portion, said at least one end portion having a width greater than said central body portion, said central body portion having a bottom surface which is curved along a long axis of said prosthesis, wherein a curvature of said bottom surface is greater than a curvature of an innermost surface of a scleral pocket or tunnel into which said prosthesis is to be implanted, wherein said prosthesis is adapted to expand a portion of a sclera proximate to the scleral pocket or tunnel when said prosthesis is inserted within said scleral pocket or tunnel, and wherein said end portion is adapted to rest on a portion of said sclera outside said scleral pocket or tunnel when said prosthesis is inserted within said scleral pocket or tunnel and to inhibit rotation of said prosthesis within said scleral pocket or tunnel.