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Ocular Implants for Delivery Into the Eye

  • US 20120323159A1
  • Filed: 06/14/2011
  • Published: 12/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ocular implant adapted to reside at least partially in a portion of Schlemm'"'"'s canal of an eye, the implant comprising:

  • a spine extending along a longitudinal axis of the implant,a plurality of curved supports extending from the spine, each support comprising a first end extending from a first location on a first side of the spine and a second end extending from a second location on a second side of the spine, the second location being proximal to the first location, so that each support forms a portion of a helix,the spine and supports defining a volume having a maximum width perpendicular to the longitudinal axis between 0.005 inches and 0.04 inches,the ocular implant being configured to bend preferentially in a preferential bending plane.

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