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Glaucoma drainage implant

US10342703B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

Universitaet Rostock · DE

Inventors

Stefan Siewert · Rostock, DE
Frank Luderer · Rostock, DE
Wolfram Schmidt · Friedelsheim, DE
Marian Loebler · Rostock, DE
Rudolf Guthoff · Rostock, DE
Katrin Sternberg · Rostock, DE
Klaus-Peter Schmitz · Rostock, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 23, 2015
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD10B2509/00
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an ocular implant for treating glaucoma. The problem addressed by the invention is to make it possible to drain aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the subconjunctival or suprachoroidal space in order to lower the intraocular pressure in glaucoma cases. The device is to do away with the drawbacks of known valve mechanisms and should be economical to produce. In order to solve said problem, the glaucoma drainage implant is composed of an elongate, hollow main member in which a flow-limiting membrane is arranged in the inflow region.

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