Method of delivering an implant for treating an ocular disorder
US7867205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/905
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Surgical methods and related medical devices for treating ocular disorders are disclosed. Some methods relate to delivering an implant within an eye, and involve providing an elongate guide device, such as, a flexible guide member or a guide wire. A distal end of the guide device can be advanced into an anterior chamber of an eye, or through at least a portion of a site of resistance along a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye, or from an anterior chamber of the eye to a location proximate a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye. The implant is advanced along the guide device toward the guide device distal end, and is positioned to conduct aqueous humor between the anterior chamber and the physiologic outflow pathway.
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