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Drainage implant for draining aqueous humour from the anterior aqueous chamber of the eye into schlemm's canal

  • US 20040210181A1
  • Filed: 03/31/2004
  • Published: 10/21/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. Implant for draining aqueous humor from the anterior aqueous chamber of the eye into Schlemm'"'"'s canal, with a tubular proximal part (1, 12) with at least one lumen, which can be introduced with its open end (2, 3, 13) into the anterior aqueous chamber of the eye for draining the aqueous humor, and a tubular distal part (5, 15), which is open at both ends (6, 16) with at least one lumen, which is connected with the proximal part (1, 12) for forming an essentially T-shaped implant, which distal part (5, 15) can be introduced into Schlemm'"'"'s canal, characterized in that, for stabilizing the implant at the sclera, at least one plate-shaped fixation element (7, 17) is provided, which is connected in the central region and at the side of the distal part (5, 15), averted from the proximal part (1, 12), with the distal part (5, 15).

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