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Glaucoma stent and methods thereof for glaucoma treatment

  • US 20020188308A1
  • Filed: 04/08/2002
  • Published: 12/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stent for reducing intraocular pressure by providing outflow of aqueous humor from an anterior chamber of an eye, comprising:

  • an elongated tubular member having an inlet end and an outlet end;

    the tubular member configured to extend through a trabecular meshwork of the eye such that the inlet end resides in the anterior chamber and the outlet end resides in a Schlemm'"'"'s canal of the eye;

    an inner lumen within the tubular member, the lumen having an inlet port and an outlet port for providing a flow pathway through the tubular member; and

    a cutting member connected to the tubular member, the cutting member configured to make an incision in the trabecular meshwork for receiving at least a portion of said tubular member.

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