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Stent for treating ocular disorders

  • US 10,568,762 B2
  • Filed: 04/23/2019
  • Issued: 02/25/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A stent for use in an eye to enhance drainage of aqueous fluid from an anterior chamber of an eye into one or more collecting channels on an outer wall of Schlemm'"'"'s canal of the eye, wherein the stent comprises:

  • a biocompatible metal body shaped to reside partially within Schlemm'"'"'s canal, the body having a trough-like aspect that is oriented to open toward the outer wall of Schlemm'"'"'s canal when positioned in the eye,wherein the trough-like aspect extends to a distal end of the body,wherein the body further comprises an inlet at a proximal end shaped to reside at least partially within the anterior chamber,wherein the body further comprises a fenestration located between the proximal end and the distal end of the body.

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