Patent ID: 8241352
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A weighted eyelid closure device, which can be implanted within a patient's eyelid to treat lagopthalmos, comprising: a base unit, formed in an elongated concave shape, and having obverse and reverse faces, and edges associated therewith, a plurality of suture holes, distributed within or around the faces or edges of the base unit, which allow the base unit to be permanently attached to the interior of the eyelid; a load, positioned within or attached to the base unit, which can be removed or replaced from the base unit or otherwise adjusted, to adjust the total weight of the base unit and the load together; and wherein the base unit can be initially implanted within the patient's eyelid so that, at a subsequent time, the load can be adjusted, without removing the base unit, to treat lagopthalmos.