Methods and apparatus for delivering ocular implants into the eye
US8551166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0004
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of deploying an ocular implant into Schlemm's canal of a human eye including the following steps: inserting a distal tip of a delivery tool within an anterior chamber of the eye through trabecular meshwork of the eye into Schlemm's canal of the eye; and advancing an ocular implant through a curved portion and a distal opening of the delivery tool to place a body portion of the ocular implant in Schlemm's canal and an inlet portion of the ocular implant in the anterior chamber.
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