Applicator and methods for placing a trabecular shunt for glaucoma treatment
First Claim
1. A delivery apparatus for placing a trabecular shunt through a trabecular meshwork of an eye, the shunt having an inlet section and an outlet section, the delivery apparatus comprising:
- a handpiece having a distal end and a proximal end;
an elongate tip connected to the distal end of said handpiece, said elongate tip having a distal portion and being configured to be placed through a corneal incision and into an anterior chamber of said eye;
a holder attached to the distal portion of the elongate tip, the holder configured to hold and release said inlet section of the trabecular shunt; and
an actuator on the handpiece that actuates the holder to release the inlet section of the trabecular shunt from the holder.
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Abstract
Disclosed are an apparatus and method for placing a fluid shunt, for the treatment of glaucoma, from inside the anterior chamber of an eye, through the trabecular meshwork, and into Schlemm'"'"'s canal. The apparatus can include a handpiece having a distal end and a proximal end; an elongate tip connected to the distal end of said handpiece, the elongate tip having a distal portion and being configured to be placed through a corneal incision and into an anterior chamber of said eye; a holder attached to the distal portion of the elongate tip, the holder configured to hold and release said inlet section of the trabecular shunt; and an actuator on the handpiece that actuates the holder to release the inlet section of the trabecular shunt from the holder.
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11 Claims
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1. A delivery apparatus for placing a trabecular shunt through a trabecular meshwork of an eye, the shunt having an inlet section and an outlet section, the delivery apparatus comprising:
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a handpiece having a distal end and a proximal end;
an elongate tip connected to the distal end of said handpiece, said elongate tip having a distal portion and being configured to be placed through a corneal incision and into an anterior chamber of said eye;
a holder attached to the distal portion of the elongate tip, the holder configured to hold and release said inlet section of the trabecular shunt; and
an actuator on the handpiece that actuates the holder to release the inlet section of the trabecular shunt from the holder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of placing a trabecular shunt through a trabecular meshwork of an eye, the shunt having an inlet section and an outlet section, comprising:
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advancing a delivery apparatus holding the trabecular shunt through an anterior chamber of said eye and into the trabecular meshwork, placing part of the shunt through the trabecular meshwork and into a Schlemm'"'"'s canal of said eye; and
releasing the shunt from said delivery apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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Specification