C-shaped cross section tubular ophthalmic implant for reduction of intraocular pressure in glaucomatous eyes and method of use
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1. A tube for implantation into the eye for conducting aqueous humor from a chamber of the eyeball to subconjunctival tissue comprising:
- an elongated fluid conducting conduit having distal and proximate ends, a sidewall and an interior passageway and at least one longitudinally extending opening in the sidewall that exposes the interior passageway;
wherein said longitudinally extended opening is a nidus configured for formation of a cylindrical aqueous filtration bleb.
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Abstract
An implant may be used for implantation into tissue of a body. The implant includes an elongated conduit and a loop. The elongated conduit has an interior passageway for conducting fluid. The loop has an interior circumference with a fluid conducting channel formed therein. The channel is interconnected with the interior passageway for delivery of fluid between the channel and the interior passageway.
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1. A tube for implantation into the eye for conducting aqueous humor from a chamber of the eyeball to subconjunctival tissue comprising:
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an elongated fluid conducting conduit having distal and proximate ends, a sidewall and an interior passageway and at least one longitudinally extending opening in the sidewall that exposes the interior passageway; wherein said longitudinally extended opening is a nidus configured for formation of a cylindrical aqueous filtration bleb. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of conducting aqueous humor from a chamber of the eyeball to subconjunctival tissue comprising:
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implanting into the eye a tube comprising an elongated fluid conducting conduit having distal and proximate ends, a sidewall and an interior passageway and at least one longitudinally extending opening in the sidewall that exposes the interior passageway, wherein said longitudinally extended opening is a nidus configured for formation of a cylindrical aqueous filtration bleb; and allowing scar tissue to form at the exposed interior passageway of the longitudinally extended opening. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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