GLAUCOMA IMPLANT WITH ANCHOR
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1. A method of reducing intraocular pressure, comprising:
- providing an implant having a proximal portion and a distal portion, at least one fluid pathway extending between the proximal and distal portions, a first anchor disposed at the proximal portion and a second anchor disposed at the distal portion; and
implanting the implant in eye tissue such that the fluid pathway drains aqueous humor from an anterior chamber of an eye to a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye and that eye tissue resides between the first and second anchors with the first anchor being disposed in the anterior chamber.
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Abstract
A glaucoma treatment device for directing the flow of aqueous humor and bypassing trabecular meshwork is shown. The device includes an inlet section, an outlet section, a middle section, and at least one lumen for transmitting aqueous humor within the glaucoma device. The lumen extends through at least one of the sections, and the outlet section is substantially perpendicular to the middle section and fits within a conduit of aqueous humor outflow in the eye.
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1. A method of reducing intraocular pressure, comprising:
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providing an implant having a proximal portion and a distal portion, at least one fluid pathway extending between the proximal and distal portions, a first anchor disposed at the proximal portion and a second anchor disposed at the distal portion; and
implanting the implant in eye tissue such that the fluid pathway drains aqueous humor from an anterior chamber of an eye to a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye and that eye tissue resides between the first and second anchors with the first anchor being disposed in the anterior chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of reducing intraocular pressure, comprising:
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implanting an implant in eye tissue such that a fluid pathway through the implant drains aqueous humor from an anterior chamber of an eye to a physiologic outflow pathway within the eye;
positioning a first anchor in the anterior chamber to inhibit migration of the implant toward the physiologic outflow pathway; and
positioning a second anchor in the physiologic outflow pathway to inhibit migration of the implant toward the anterior chamber. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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