High intensity focused ultrasound device and method for ocular pathology treatment

摘要

A method of treating an ocular pathology by generating high intensity focused ultrasound onto at least one eye's area, the method comprises at least the following steps of: positioning onto the eye a device capable of directing high intensity focused ultrasound onto at least one annular segment, and generating high intensity focused ultrasound energy onto the segment to treat at least one annular segment in the eye. Another embodiment of the invention concerns a device for treatment of an ocular pathology comprising at least one eye ring wherein the proximal end of the eye ring is suitable to be applied onto the globe and a high intensity focused ultrasound beam generator to generate ultrasound beam fixed on the distal end of the eye ring capable of treating the whole circumference of the eye in one step.

主权项

1. A device for treatment of an ocular pathology comprising
at least one eye ring sized and shaped to fit on to an eye globe; the eye ring comprising a proximal end and a distal end with regard to the eye globe, wherein a small base is the proximal end and a large base is the distal end, said proximal end being suitable to be placed onto the eye globe, where in the eye ring further comprises a circular opening in the center, and a high intensity focused ultrasound beam generator fixed on the distal end of the eye ring, the high intensity focused ultrasound beam generator comprising a housing and two pairs of transducers separated by two inactive sectors, wherein each transducer has a rectangular profile and is fixed on the distal end of the eye ring in such a way that said transducers extend from the opening of the eye ring toward an external edge of the housing, and wherein the transducers are tuned towards a ciliary body for treatment.