Intraocular shunt insertion techniques

US10653555B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AqueSys, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Christopher Horvath · Irvine, US
• Laszlo O. Romoda · San Clemente, US
• Iqbal Ahmed · Bartlesville, US
• Brian Hamstrom · Trabuco Canyon, US
• Wesley Jung · San Diego, US
• Vanessa I. Vera · Mission Viejo, US
• Ronald D. Bache · Mission Viejo, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 6, 2017
• Grant date: May 19, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 25, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2210/0612
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An inserter for treating glaucoma can comprise a housing, a needle, a plunger, a slider component, and a drive component. The drive component is disposed within a cavity of the housing and rotatable within the cavity to result in movement along a longitudinal axis of the inserter to the needle and the plunger upon rotation of the drive component. The slider component is coupled to the housing and slidable along an elongate groove of the drive component such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing.