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Surgical implantation apparatus

  • US 6,221,078 B1
  • Filed: 06/25/1999
  • Issued: 04/24/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for introducing a glaucoma drain to the eye, comprising:

  • an elongated outer hub having a proximal end and a distal end, said outer hub includes a longitudinal slot;

    a nosepiece retractable disposed within said outer hub, said nosepiece and said outer hub are configured such that relative axial movement therebetween is limited, said nosepiece includes a threaded hole;

    a handle attached to said nosepiece, said handle includes an extending portion for sliding in said longitudinal slot in said outer hub and a threaded end for engaging said threaded hole of said nosepiece;

    said nosepiece and said outer hub are configured such that relative axial movement therebetween may be selectively fixed;

    a tool operably disposed within said retractable nosepiece and said outer hub, wherein said longitudinal slot in said outer hub includes a transverse portion into which said extending portion of said handle may be received for fixing said nosepiece axially relative to said outer hub and a distal end of said outer hub defines a plane having a normal which intersects with a longitudinal axis of said outer hub at a first angle.

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