Methods for deploying intraocular shunts
US8308701B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/0612
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to methods for deploying intraocular shunts without the use of an optical apparatus that contacts an eye, such as a goniolens. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve inserting into an eye a deployment device configured to hold an intraocular shunt, determining that a distal portion of the device is properly positioned within the eye without use of an optical apparatus that contacts the eye, and deploying the shunt from the device.
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