Shunt for the treatment of glaucoma
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1. A system for reducing intraocular hypertension, the system comprising:
- an implantable shunt, said implantable shunt comprising;
a planar member;
at least one microchannel disposed within said planar member;
an inflow port disposed proximate to a first end of said microchannel;
an outflow port disposed proximate to a second end of said microchannel;
said inflow port configured such that when said implantable shunt is implanted, said inflow port is located about approximately within the region of an angle of an anterior chamber and said outflow port is disposed in a suprachoroidal plane; and
at least one reservoir communicating with said second end of said microchannel.
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Abstract
A system is provided for reducing intraocular hypertension, the system having an implantable shunt, with a planar member having at least one microchannel disposed within the planar member. There is an inflow port disposed proximate to a first end of the microchannel and an outflow port disposed proximate to a second end of the microchannel. The inflow port is configured such that when the implantable shunt is implanted, the inflow port is located approximately within the region of an angle of an anterior chamber.
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1. A system for reducing intraocular hypertension, the system comprising:
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an implantable shunt, said implantable shunt comprising; a planar member; at least one microchannel disposed within said planar member; an inflow port disposed proximate to a first end of said microchannel; an outflow port disposed proximate to a second end of said microchannel; said inflow port configured such that when said implantable shunt is implanted, said inflow port is located about approximately within the region of an angle of an anterior chamber and said outflow port is disposed in a suprachoroidal plane; and at least one reservoir communicating with said second end of said microchannel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for the reduction of intraocular pressure in an eye of a subject, said method comprising:
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providing an implantable generally planar microchannel shunt; implanting said shunt in said eye, such that a first end of said shunt is disposed proximate to an angle of an anterior chamber of said eye and a second end is disposed in a suprachoroidal plane; and permitting aqueous flows to migrate from said anterior chamber through at least one microchannel disposed within said shunt; and photo-ablating a sacrificial microchannel closure, thereby increasing flow of said aqueous flow through said shunt. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An implantable shunt for glaucoma, said shunt comprising:
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a generally planar structure having a first end and a second end; at least one microchannel disposed within said planar structure, said microchannel substantially extending from said first end to said second end, wherein said first end is implanted proximate an angle of an anterior chamber of an eye and said second end is implanted in a suprachoroidal plane; and
at least one outflow reservoir coupled to said second end. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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