Uveoscleral shunt and methods for implanting same

US10828195B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Glaukos Corporation · US

Inventors

• Thomas W. Burns · Dana Point, US
• David S. Haffner · Mission Viejo, US
• Harold A. Heitzmann · Irvine, US
• Todd N. Fjield · Laguna Hills, US
• Richard A. Hill · Irvine, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 4, 2018
• Grant date: Nov 10, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 1, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P27/06
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Devices and methods for treating intraocular pressure are disclosed. The devices include shunts for draining aqueous humor from the anterior chamber to the uveoscleral outflow pathway, including the supraciliary space and the suprachoroidal space. The shunts are preferably implanted by ab interno procedures.