AB externo intraocular shunt placement
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1. An injector docking device for placing an intraocular shunt into an eye, the injector docking device comprising:
- a body comprising an elongate eye-contacting component having a pair of prongs comprising at least one eye-contacting portion, the pair of prongs having proximal ends spaced apart by a gap and separate distal ends; and
a needle support component coupled to the proximal ends of the pair of prongs, the needle support component comprising a needle port extending to the gap of the pair of prongs, the needle port defining a needle axis extending in a direction of the at least one eye-contacting portion, wherein the distal ends of the pair of prongs diverge to increase a size of the gap in a direction away from the needle support component.
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Abstract
Placing an intraocular shunt ab externo into an eye can include inserting the shunt into the eye and either before and/or after insertion, ballooning a target outflow region of the eye to permit an outflow end of the shunt to be enveloped within the ballooned target outflow region. An injector docking device can optionally be used to guide insertion of the needle and shunt into the eye.
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18 Claims
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1. An injector docking device for placing an intraocular shunt into an eye, the injector docking device comprising:
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a body comprising an elongate eye-contacting component having a pair of prongs comprising at least one eye-contacting portion, the pair of prongs having proximal ends spaced apart by a gap and separate distal ends; and a needle support component coupled to the proximal ends of the pair of prongs, the needle support component comprising a needle port extending to the gap of the pair of prongs, the needle port defining a needle axis extending in a direction of the at least one eye-contacting portion, wherein the distal ends of the pair of prongs diverge to increase a size of the gap in a direction away from the needle support component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for placing an intraocular shunt into an eye, the device comprising:
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an injector docking device comprising;
an annular eye-contacting component having a gap; and
a needle support component coupled to the annular eye-contacting component, the needle support component comprising a needle port adjacent to the gap, the needle port defining a needle axis extending through the gap toward the annular eye-contacting component; andan inserter comprising a sleeve positionable within the needle port so that an outer surface of the sleeve is opposite to an inner surface of the needle port, wherein the sleeve is configured to move relative to the injector docking device along the needle axis. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An injector docking device for placing an intraocular shunt into an eye, the injector docking device comprising:
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an elongate eye-contacting component having a pair of prongs comprising at least one eye-contacting portion, the pair of prongs having proximal ends spaced apart by a gap and distal end portions that each comprise an angled eye-contacting surface; a needle support component coupled to the proximal ends of the pair of prongs, the needle support component comprising a needle port extending to the gap of the pair of prongs, the needle port defining a needle axis extending in a direction of the at least one eye-contacting portion; and a bleb pocket adjacent to the needle port, the bleb pocket comprising a concavity extending away from the eye-contacting component. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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