OCULAR IMPLANT DELIVERY ASSEMBLIES
First Claim
1. An ocular implant delivery assembly comprising:
- a cannula having a proximal end, a proximal end opening, a distal end, a distal end opening, and a lumen extending through the cannula;
a removable distal closure element positioned relative to the cannula to close the distal end;
a removable proximal closure element positioned relative to the cannula to close the proximal end; and
an ocular implant sized and adapted for implantation in an eye, the ocular implant being located in the cannula.
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Abstract
Ocular implant delivery assemblies are provided which include a cannula having a lumen extending therethrough, a proximal end, a proximal end opening, a distal end, a distal end opening, and a lumen extending through the cannula. A removable distal closure element is provided for closing the distal end opening, and a removable proximal closure element is provided for closing the proximal end opening. An ocular implant is located in the lumen. The implant may be sealed in the cannula without the addition of a liquid carrier or it may be contained in a liquid carrier medium in the cannula. The implant may be made up of a number of microparticles having different compositions or different forms. The assembly also includes a sleeve located on the proximal end of the cannula and suitable for coupling the assembly to a syringe containing a pushing gel.
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40 Claims
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1. An ocular implant delivery assembly comprising:
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a cannula having a proximal end, a proximal end opening, a distal end, a distal end opening, and a lumen extending through the cannula; a removable distal closure element positioned relative to the cannula to close the distal end; a removable proximal closure element positioned relative to the cannula to close the proximal end; and an ocular implant sized and adapted for implantation in an eye, the ocular implant being located in the cannula. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An ocular implant delivery assembly comprising:
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a cannula having a proximal end, a proximal end opening, a distal end, a distal end opening, and a lumen extending through the cannula; a removable distal closure element sealing the distal end opening; a removable proximal closure element sealing the proximal end opening; an ocular implant sized and adapted for implantation in an eye, the ocular implant being located in the cannula; and a carrier medium located in the lumen. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An ocular implant delivery assembly comprising:
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(a) a cannula having a proximal end, a proximal end opening, a distal end, a distal end opening, and a lumen extending through the cannula; (b) an ocular implant sized and adapted for implantation in an eye, the ocular implant being located in the cannula, and; (c) a distal plug positioned relative to the cannula to reduce the size of or close the distal end opening. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40)
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37. An ocular implant delivery assembly comprising:
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(a) a cannula having a proximal end, a proximal end opening, a distal end, a distal end opening, and a lumen extending through the cannula; (b) an ocular implant sized and adapted for implantation in an eye, the ocular implant being located in the cannula, and; (c) a proximal plug positioned relative to the cannula to reduce the size of or close the proximal end opening.
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