Shunt device and method for treating glaucoma
US7850637B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/0612
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Shunt devices and a method for continuously decompressing elevated intraocular pressure in eyes affected by glaucoma by diverting excess aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into Schlemm's canal where post-operative patency can be maintained with an indwelling shunt device which surgically connects the canal with the anterior chamber. The shunt devices provide uni- or bi-directional flow of aqueous humor into Schlemm's canal.
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