Ocular implant with anchor and methods thereof
First Claim
1. An ocular implant, comprising:
- a body having a first portion having a first end and a second portion having a second end and a fluid flow path defined between at least one inlet and one outlet, said body including two smaller regions each having a cross-sectional size smaller than an intermediate region separating the two smaller regions, the two smaller regions also having a cross-sectional size being smaller than adjacent regions bordering the two smaller regions, said intermediate region and said adjacent regions extending around the full circumference of said body, said at least two smaller regions being disposed remote from the second end between said at least one inlet and one outlet, said body configured to conduct fluid from an anterior chamber of an eye to a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye,wherein said second portion is sized and shaped to be inserted into and along a portion of a length of the physiologic outflow pathway of the eye,and wherein said second portion consists of only one terminus.
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Abstract
Implants and methods for treating ocular disorders are disclosed. One implant has an inlet portion configured to extend through a portion of a tissue of an eye and an outlet portion configured to extend into and along a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye. The implant provides a flow path between an anterior chamber of the eye and the physiologic outflow pathway. One implant includes a body having adjacent regions of differing cross-sectional dimensions configured to anchor the implant and/or stabilize at least a portion of the flow path through the implant. One method involves inserting a fiber optic in an eye, locating a distal end of the fiber optic at a physiologic outflow pathway through which aqueous humor drains from an anterior chamber of the eye, and delivering a material comprising a therapeutic agent along the fiber optic and into the physiologic outflow pathway.
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22 Claims
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1. An ocular implant, comprising:
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a body having a first portion having a first end and a second portion having a second end and a fluid flow path defined between at least one inlet and one outlet, said body including two smaller regions each having a cross-sectional size smaller than an intermediate region separating the two smaller regions, the two smaller regions also having a cross-sectional size being smaller than adjacent regions bordering the two smaller regions, said intermediate region and said adjacent regions extending around the full circumference of said body, said at least two smaller regions being disposed remote from the second end between said at least one inlet and one outlet, said body configured to conduct fluid from an anterior chamber of an eye to a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye, wherein said second portion is sized and shaped to be inserted into and along a portion of a length of the physiologic outflow pathway of the eye, and wherein said second portion consists of only one terminus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An ocular implant, comprising:
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an elongated body comprising a first portion having an inlet end and a second portion having an outlet end, the elongated body configured to extend through a tissue of an eye such that the inlet end resides in an anterior chamber of the eye and the outlet end resides in and along a portion of a length of a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye; and an inner lumen within the elongated body, the lumen having an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports for providing a fluid flow pathway through the elongated body; wherein the elongated body comprises three regions each having a cross-sectional dimension greater than adjacent regions bordering each side of the three regions of the elongated body, said three regions disposed remotely of said outlet end between the inlet end and the outlet end, said three regions extending around the full circumference of said elongated body; wherein said second portion is sized and shaped to be inserted into and to extend along a length of the physiologic outflow pathway of the eye, and wherein said second portion consists of only one terminus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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