Uveoscleral shunt and methods for implanting same

US8506515B2 · 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: Nov 9, 2007
• Grant date: Aug 13, 2013
• Expiry date: Feb 23, 2029

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.