Methods for placing a shunt into the intra-scleral space
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1. A method of deploying an intraocular shunt into an eye, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting, through a cornea and into an anterior chamber of the eye, a hollow shaft carrying an intraocular shunt;
from within the anterior chamber, piercing sclera of the eye with the shaft such that a distal tip of the shaft enters the sclera; and
while maintaining the shaft distal tip positioned in the sclera, advancing the shunt from the hollow shaft to position a first end of the shunt in the anterior chamber and a second end of the shunt between layers of sclera such that the shunt forms a passage from the anterior chamber to the sclera.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to intraocular shunts, and in particular, to intraocular shunts configured to form a drainage pathway between the anterior chamber and the intra-scleral space.
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1. A method of deploying an intraocular shunt into an eye, the method comprising the steps of:
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inserting, through a cornea and into an anterior chamber of the eye, a hollow shaft carrying an intraocular shunt; from within the anterior chamber, piercing sclera of the eye with the shaft such that a distal tip of the shaft enters the sclera; and while maintaining the shaft distal tip positioned in the sclera, advancing the shunt from the hollow shaft to position a first end of the shunt in the anterior chamber and a second end of the shunt between layers of sclera such that the shunt forms a passage from the anterior chamber to the sclera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of deploying an intraocular shunt into an eye, the method comprising the steps of:
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inserting, through a cornea and into an anterior chamber of the eye, a hollow shaft carrying an intraocular shunt; from within the anterior chamber, forming a slit in sclera of the eye with the shaft such that a distal tip of the shaft enters the sclera; and releasing the shunt from the hollow shaft such that a distal end of the shunt is received within the slit between layers of sclera and forms a passage from the anterior chamber of the eye to the sclera. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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