METHODS FOR PLACING A SHUNT INTO THE INTRA-SCLERAL SPACE
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1. A method of deploying an intraocular shunt into an eye, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting into the eye a hollow shaft configured to hold the intraocular shunt,deploying the shunt from the hollow shaft such that the shunt forms a passage from the anterior chamber of the eye to the intra-scleral space of the eye; and
withdrawing the hollow shaft from the eye.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to intraocular shunts, and in particular, to intraocular shunts configured to form a drainage pathway between the anterior chamber and the intra-scleral space.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of deploying an intraocular shunt into an eye, the method comprising the steps of:
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inserting into the eye a hollow shaft configured to hold the intraocular shunt, deploying the shunt from the hollow shaft such that the shunt forms a passage from the anterior chamber of the eye to the intra-scleral space of the eye; and withdrawing the hollow shaft from the eye. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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