Methods and devices for increasing aqueous drainage of the eye
US12310892B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2240/001
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for disrupting tissue in an eye including a distal portion sized and configured for ab interno insertion into an anterior chamber of the eye having an elongate, flexible shaft of super-elastic memory-shape material. A distal end region is shaped into a curve having a radially inner surface connected to a radially outer surface by two lateral sides. The device has a tissue disruptor proximal of a distal-most end formed on at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface. The distal face of the tissue disruptor is a blunt tissue-engaging surface without any cutting element. Related methods and devices are provided.
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