Intraocular shunt placement
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1. A method for deploying an intraocular shunt within an eye, the method comprising:
- inserting a device into an eye through a cornea of the eye, the device comprising a hollow shaft extending within a sleeve, the shaft holding an intraocular shunt;
advancing the shaft through the eye until a distal edge of the sleeve contacts anterior chamber angle tissue to provide resistance against further advancement of the device; and
advancing the shunt from the device and into the eye to form a flow path from an anterior chamber of the eye to an area of lower pressure superficial to an inner surface of the sclera.
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Abstract
Methods are provided for using an intraocular shunt deployment device to deploy an intraocular shunt from the device and into an eye.
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1. A method for deploying an intraocular shunt within an eye, the method comprising:
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inserting a device into an eye through a cornea of the eye, the device comprising a hollow shaft extending within a sleeve, the shaft holding an intraocular shunt; advancing the shaft through the eye until a distal edge of the sleeve contacts anterior chamber angle tissue to provide resistance against further advancement of the device; and advancing the shunt from the device and into the eye to form a flow path from an anterior chamber of the eye to an area of lower pressure superficial to an inner surface of the sclera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for deploying an intraocular shunt within an eye, the method comprising:
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inserting a device into an eye through a cornea of the eye, the device comprising a hollow shaft extending within a sleeve, the shaft holding an intraocular shunt; positioning the device such that a distal edge of the sleeve contacts anterior chamber angle tissue; and with the sleeve distal edge contacting the anterior chamber angle tissue, advancing the shunt from the device and into the eye. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for deploying an intraocular shunt within an eye, the method comprising:
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providing a device comprising a sleeve and a hollow shaft extending within the sleeve and configured to hold an intraocular shunt; inserting the hollow shaft and the sleeve of the device into an eye through a cornea of the eye; advancing the device into an anterior chamber of the eye such that shaft pierces the eye tissue; and while maintaining a distal edge of the sleeve at a substantially fixed position relative to the tissue, advancing the shunt from the device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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