Proceedings of the KIEE Conference (대한전기학회:학술대회논문집)

The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers (대한전기학회)
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Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of the Valve Actuator for Glaucoma Implant

녹내장 임플랜트용 밸브 액추에이터의 제작 및 성능 평가

  • Bae, Byung-Hoon (Department of Mechatronics, Kwang-ju Institute of Science & Technology) ;
  • Kim, Nak-Hoon (Department of Mechatronics, Kwang-ju Institute of Science & Technology) ;
  • Park, Kyi-Hwan (Department of Mechatronics, Kwang-ju Institute of Science & Technology) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Ho (School of Eelectrical Engineering and Computer Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Sim, Tae-Seok (School of Eelectrical Engineering and Computer Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Kweon (School of Eelectrical Engineering and Computer Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Yeon (Lee Yeon opthalmic hospital) ;
  • Kee, Hong-Seok (Lee Yeon opthalmic hospital) ;
  • Kim, Seon-Ho (Lee Yeon opthalmic hospital)
  • 배병훈 (광주과학기술원 기전공학과) ;
  • 김낙훈 (광주과학기술원 기전공학과) ;
  • 박기환 (광주과학기술원 기전공학과) ;
  • 이상호 (서울대학교 전기.컴퓨터 공학부) ;
  • 심태석 (서울대학교 전기.컴퓨터 공학부) ;
  • 김용권 (서울대학교 전기.컴퓨터 공학부) ;
  • 이연 (이연 안과병원) ;
  • 기홍석 (이연 안과병원) ;
  • 김선호 (이연 안과병원)
  • Published : 2001.07.18
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Abstract

Glaucoma is an eye disease which is caused by abnormal high lOP (Intra Ocular Pressure). High lOP is caused by the aqueous humor which is produced consistently but not drained due to malfunction of the trabecular system which has a role of draining the aqueous humor into the venous system. Currently, there are some methods to treat glaucoma, Among these, the use of implants is increasing in these days due to many problems In other methods. However, conventional implants are passive implants and have critical disadvantage. Therefore, it is needed to develop an active implant which is composed of a valve actuator, pressure sensor, controller, and power supply. In this paper, we make experiment with the fabricated valve actuator in In-vitro experiment, and estimate the in-vivo result using the experimental result and investigate the possibility of the fabricated valve.

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