Systems for deploying intraocular shunts
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1. A system for deploying an intraocular shunt, the system comprising:
- a locking mechanism; and
a device configured to hold and deliver an intraocular shunt into an eye, the device comprising;
a housing comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion being movable within the proximal portion, the distal portion being configured to mate with the locking mechanism to prevent movement of the distal portion when the locking mechanism is engaged, the distal portion comprising a sleeve;
a deployment mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing; and
a hollow shaft coupled to the deployment mechanism, the shaft being configured to hold the intraocular shunt at least partially within the shaft; and
wherein the device has an insertion configuration in which the hollow shaft is fully disposed within the sleeve.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to systems for deploying intraocular shunts without the use of an optical apparatus that contacts an eye, such as a goniolens. In certain embodiments, systems of the invention include a locking mechanism, and a device configured to hold and deploy an intraocular shunt, in which a distal portion of the device is movable within a proximal portion of the device and the distal portion of the device is configured to mate with the locking mechanism to prevent movement of the distal portion when the locking mechanism is engaged.
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1. A system for deploying an intraocular shunt, the system comprising:
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a locking mechanism; and a device configured to hold and deliver an intraocular shunt into an eye, the device comprising; a housing comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion being movable within the proximal portion, the distal portion being configured to mate with the locking mechanism to prevent movement of the distal portion when the locking mechanism is engaged, the distal portion comprising a sleeve; a deployment mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing; and a hollow shaft coupled to the deployment mechanism, the shaft being configured to hold the intraocular shunt at least partially within the shaft; and wherein the device has an insertion configuration in which the hollow shaft is fully disposed within the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for deploying an intraocular shunt, the system comprising:
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a locking mechanism; and a device configured to hold and deliver an intraocular shunt into an eye, the device comprising; a housing comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion being movable within the proximal portion, the distal portion being configured to mate with the locking mechanism to prevent movement of the distal portion when the locking mechanism is engaged; a deployment mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing, the deployment mechanism comprising a pusher component, a retraction component, and a rotatable component, wherein rotation of the rotatable component sequentially engages the pusher component and then the retraction component; and a hollow shaft coupled to the deployment mechanism, the shaft being configured to hold the intraocular shunt at least partially within the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for deploying an intraocular shunt, the system comprising:
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a locking mechanism; and a device configured to hold and deliver an intraocular shunt into an eye, the device comprising; a housing comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion being movable within the proximal portion, the distal portion being configured to mate with the locking mechanism to prevent movement of the distal portion when the locking mechanism is engaged, the distal portion comprising a sleeve, a distal end of the sleeve comprising a protrusion; a deployment mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing; and a hollow shaft coupled to the deployment mechanism, the shaft being configured to hold the intraocular shunt at least partially within the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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