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Ocular implants and methods for delivering ocular implants into the eye

  • US 10,406,025 B2
  • Filed: 11/04/2015
  • Issued: 09/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of placing an ocular implant into Schlemm'"'"'s canal of a patient'"'"'s eye, the ocular implant having a lateral cross section with a first lateral extent and a second lateral extent, an aspect ratio of the first lateral extent to the second lateral extent being greater than or equal to two, the method comprising:

  • placing the ocular implant within Schlemm'"'"'s canal with the first lateral extent oriented with a first side of Schlemm'"'"'s canal and the second lateral extent oriented with a second side of Schlemm'"'"'s canal, the first side of Schlemm'"'"'s canal being longer than the second side;

    wherein the placing step comprises advancing the ocular implant out of a cannula into Schlemm'"'"'s canal; and

    further comprising placing a distal opening of the cannula in fluid communication with Schlemm'"'"'s canal.

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