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Shunt device and method for treating ocular disorders

  • US 10,492,950 B2
  • Filed: 11/22/2017
  • Issued: 12/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An implant designed to relieve elevated intraocular pressure, the implant comprising:

  • a biocompatible metal stent designed to partially reside within Schlemm'"'"'s canal of an eye,the stent having a pre-formed curved shape,wherein the stent further includes an inlet at its proximal end shaped to reside at least partially within an anterior chamber of the eye,wherein the stent has a distal end that is non-tubular, andwherein the stent includes multiple fenestrations located between the proximal end and the distal end of the stent.

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