OCULAR IMPLANTS WITH DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE
First Claim
6. An implant, for treating glaucoma, comprising:
- an inflow portion configured to receive fluid from the anterior chamber of an eye;
an outflow portion having an outflow opening and configured to deliver fluid from the inflow portion to Schlemm'"'"'s canal of the eye through the outflow opening;
wherein said outflow portion comprises a plurality of protrusions extending beyond the outflow portion in a direction substantially parallel to a long axis of the implant.
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Abstract
An implant has a tubular member with an inlet configured to receive fluid from an anterior chamber of an eye, an outlet configured to deliver fluid from the inlet to a physiological outflow pathway of the eye, and a lumen therebetween configured for substantially free flow of the fluid and which generally defines a flow axis. At the outlet of the tubular member is a distal deployable portion that has a compacted position and an expanded position. The deployable portion is configured to expand in the physiological outflow pathway of the eye and moves transversely when transitioning between the compacted and expanded positions about a pivot axis which is substantially perpendicular to the flow axis.
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25 Claims
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6. An implant, for treating glaucoma, comprising:
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an inflow portion configured to receive fluid from the anterior chamber of an eye;
an outflow portion having an outflow opening and configured to deliver fluid from the inflow portion to Schlemm'"'"'s canal of the eye through the outflow opening;
wherein said outflow portion comprises a plurality of protrusions extending beyond the outflow portion in a direction substantially parallel to a long axis of the implant. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for treating an ocular disorder comprising an implant, said implant comprising:
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a tubular member having an inlet configured to receive fluid from an anterior chamber of an eye, an outlet configured to deliver fluid from the inlet to a physiological outflow pathway of the eye, and a lumen therebetween configured for substantially free flow of said fluid and which generally defines a flow axis;
a distal deployable portion at the outlet of the tubular member, the deployable portion having a compacted position configured to fit within a delivery device for transporting the implant and an expanded position configured to expand in the physiological outflow pathway of the eye;
wherein the deployable portion moves transversely when transitioning between the compacted and expanded positions about a pivot axis which is substantially perpendicular to the flow axis. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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