System for treating ocular disorders and methods thereof
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1. A system for treating an ocular disorder, comprising:
- an implant having an inlet portion and an outlet portion, a lumen extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion and communicating with inlet and outlet ports, the implant sized so that in use aqueous humor flows from an anterior chamber of an eye into the lumen through the inlet port and then through the outlet port and into a uveal scleral outflow path of the eye; and
a delivery device configured to advance the implant from within the anterior chamber, with the outlet portion leading the inlet portion, to a location where the outlet port communicates with the uveal scleral outflow path and the inlet port communicates with the anterior chamber, the delivery device being configured to access the anterior chamber through a corneal incision having a size less than about 1 mm;
wherein the delivery device comprises a handpiece and an elongate tip connected to a distal end of the handpiece, wherein the elongate tip comprises a distal portion configured to hold the implant, and wherein the distal portion of the elongate tip has a deflection range.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for treating ocular disorders are disclosed. One system has an implant and a delivery device. The implant has inlet and outlet portions, a lumen extending therebetween and communicating with inlet and outlet ports. The implant is sized so that in use aqueous humor flows from an anterior chamber of an eye through the implant and into a uveal scleral outflow path of the eye. The delivery device is configured to advance the implant from within the anterior chamber, with the outlet portion leading the inlet portion, to a location where the outlet and inlet ports respectively communicate with the uveal scleral outflow path and the anterior chamber. One method involves advancing an implant from within the anterior chamber, and draining fluid from therein such that fluid flows into an implant inlet port and out through an implant outlet port and into the uveal scleral outflow path.
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38 Claims
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1. A system for treating an ocular disorder, comprising:
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an implant having an inlet portion and an outlet portion, a lumen extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion and communicating with inlet and outlet ports, the implant sized so that in use aqueous humor flows from an anterior chamber of an eye into the lumen through the inlet port and then through the outlet port and into a uveal scleral outflow path of the eye; and a delivery device configured to advance the implant from within the anterior chamber, with the outlet portion leading the inlet portion, to a location where the outlet port communicates with the uveal scleral outflow path and the inlet port communicates with the anterior chamber, the delivery device being configured to access the anterior chamber through a corneal incision having a size less than about 1 mm; wherein the delivery device comprises a handpiece and an elongate tip connected to a distal end of the handpiece, wherein the elongate tip comprises a distal portion configured to hold the implant, and wherein the distal portion of the elongate tip has a deflection range. - 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)
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29. A system for treating an ocular disorder, comprising:
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an implant having an inlet portion and an outlet portion, a lumen extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion and communicating with inlet and outlet ports, the implant sized so that in use aqueous humor flows from an anterior chamber of an eye into the lumen through the inlet port and then through the outlet port and into a uveal scleral outflow path of the eye; and a delivery device configured to advance the implant from within the anterior chamber, with the outlet portion leading the inlet portion, to a location where the outlet port communicates with the uveal scleral outflow path and the inlet port communicates with the anterior chamber, the delivery device being configured to access the anterior chamber through a corneal incision having a size less than about 1 mm; wherein the delivery device comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion configured to hold the implant, and wherein the proximal portion is movably attached to the distal portion. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for treating an ocular disorder, comprising:
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an implant having an inlet portion and an outlet portion, a lumen extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion and communicating with inlet and outlet ports, the implant sized so that in use aqueous humor flows from an anterior chamber of an eye into the lumen through the inlet port and then through the outlet port and into a uveal scleral outflow path of the eye; and a delivery device configured to advance the implant from within the anterior chamber, with the outlet portion leading the inlet portion, to a location where the outlet port communicates with the uveal scleral outflow path and the inlet port communicates with the anterior chamber, the delivery device being configured to access the anterior chamber through a corneal incision having a size less than about 1 mm; wherein the delivery device comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion configured to hold the implant, and wherein an angle formed between the proximal portion and the distal portion can change. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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