Development of a wireless intra-ocular pressure monitoring system for incorporation into a therapeutic glaucoma drainage implant

Tarun Kakaday; Malcolm Plunkett; Steven McInnes; Jim S. Jimmy Li; Nicolas H. Voelcker; Jamie E. Craig

doi:10.1117/12.810647

30 December 2008 Development of a wireless intra-ocular pressure monitoring system for incorporation into a therapeutic glaucoma drainage implant

Tarun Kakaday, Malcolm Plunkett, Steven McInnes, Jim S. Jimmy Li, Nicolas H. Voelcker, Jamie E. Craig

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Proceedings Volume 7270, Biomedical Applications of Micro- and Nanoengineering IV and Complex Systems; 72700O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.810647
Event: SPIE Smart Materials, Nano- and Micro-Smart Systems, 2008, Melbourne, Australia

Abstract

Glaucoma is a common cause of blindness. Wireless, continuous monitoring of intraocular pressure (IOP) is an important, unsolved goal in managing glaucoma. An IOP monitoring system incorporated into a glaucoma drainage implant (GDI) overcomes the design complexity associated with incorporating a similar system in a more confined space within the eye. The device consists of a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) based capacitive pressure sensor integrated with an inductor printed directly onto a polyimide printed circuit board (PCB). The device is designed to be incorporated onto the external plate of a therapeutic GDI. The resonance frequency changes as a function of IOP, and is tracked remotely using a spectrum analyzer. A theoretical model for the reader antenna was developed to enable maximal inductive coupling with the IOP sensor implant. Pressure chamber tests indicate that the sensor implant has adequate sensitivity in the IOP range with excellent reproducibility over time. Additionally, we show that sensor sensitivity does not change significantly after encapsulation with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to protect the device from fluid environment. In vitro experiments showed that the signal measured wirelessly through sheep corneal and scleral tissue was adequate indicating potential for using the system in human subjects.

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Tarun Kakaday, Malcolm Plunkett, Steven McInnes, Jim S. Jimmy Li, Nicolas H. Voelcker, and Jamie E. Craig "Development of a wireless intra-ocular pressure monitoring system for incorporation into a therapeutic glaucoma drainage implant", Proc. SPIE 7270, Biomedical Applications of Micro- and Nanoengineering IV and Complex Systems, 72700O (30 December 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.810647

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