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Fluid drainage device, delivery device, and associated methods of use and manufacture

  • US 8,313,454 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2010
  • Issued: 11/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of implanting an intraocular implant, comprising:

  • (i) positioning an intraocular implant to be carried by a delivery device;

    wherein the intraocular implant comprises a tube having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a tube passage;

    wherein the inlet end is adapted to extend into the anterior chamber of the eye;

    wherein the outlet end is adapted to be implanted adjacent scleral tissue of the eye;

    wherein the implant further comprises a flange at one end of the tube, and wherein a surface of the flange is tilted at a first angle relative to a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the tube;

    wherein the delivery device comprises a rodlike instrument and a retention mechanism, wherein the retention mechanism comprises an abutment surface tilted at a second angle relative to a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the rodlike instrument, wherein the second angle generally corresponds to the first angle;

    (ii) forming an incision in the eye;

    (iii) directing the implant to a desired implantation location; and

    (iv) withdrawing the delivery device.

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