GLAUCOMA TREATMENT DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of implanting an ocular device into an eye, comprising:
- inserting a shunt through an incision in a cornea and into an anterior chamber of the eye, the shunt having a proximal end, a distal end and a fluid passageway extending between the proximal end and the distal end;
passing the shunt from the anterior chamber past the scleral spur near the ciliary body of the eye into the suprachoroidal space; and
positioning the shunt in a first position such that a first portion of the fluid passageway communicates with the anterior chamber and a second portion of the fluid passageway communicates with the suprachoroidal space to provide a fluid passageway between the suprachoroidal space and the anterior chamber.
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Abstract
Methods and devices are adapted for implanting into the eye. An incision is formed in the cornea of the eye and a shunt is inserted through the incision into the anterior chamber of the eye. The shunt includes a fluid passageway. The shunt is passed along a pathway from the anterior chamber through the scleral spur of the eye into the suprachoroidal space and positioned in a first position such that a first portion of the fluid passageway communicates with the anterior chamber and a second portion of the fluid passageway communicates with the suprachoroidal space to provide a fluid passageway between the suprachoroidal space and the anterior chamber.
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1. A method of implanting an ocular device into an eye, comprising:
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inserting a shunt through an incision in a cornea and into an anterior chamber of the eye, the shunt having a proximal end, a distal end and a fluid passageway extending between the proximal end and the distal end; passing the shunt from the anterior chamber past the scleral spur near the ciliary body of the eye into the suprachoroidal space; and positioning the shunt in a first position such that a first portion of the fluid passageway communicates with the anterior chamber and a second portion of the fluid passageway communicates with the suprachoroidal space to provide a fluid passageway between the suprachoroidal space and the anterior chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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