Implant delivery device and methods thereof for treatment of ocular disorders
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1. A method of treating an ocular disorder, comprising:
- providing an elongated delivery device and an implant carried by the delivery device;
forming an incision in eye tissue;
inserting the implant through the incision using the delivery device; and
implanting the implant at a location in and along a section of a physiologic outflow pathway of an eye such that a distal end portion of the implant and a proximal end portion of the delivery device are relatively disposed in a non-linear orientation during insertion and implantation.
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Abstract
Implants and methods for treating ocular disorders are described. One method involves providing an elongated delivery device and an implant mounted at a distal end of the delivery device. An incision is formed in eye tissue and the implant is inserted the through the incision using the delivery device. The implant is implanted at a location communicating with a physiologic outflow pathway of an eye such that a distal end portion of the implant and a proximal end portion of the delivery device are relatively disposed in a non-linear orientation during implantation. In one method, the implant is non-linear after insertion.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of treating an ocular disorder, comprising:
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providing an elongated delivery device and an implant carried by the delivery device; forming an incision in eye tissue; inserting the implant through the incision using the delivery device; and implanting the implant at a location in and along a section of a physiologic outflow pathway of an eye such that a distal end portion of the implant and a proximal end portion of the delivery device are relatively disposed in a non-linear orientation during insertion and implantation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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