Methods for deploying intraocular shunts
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1. A method for deploying a shunt within an eye, the method comprising:
- inserting into an eye a deployment device configured to hold an intraocular shunt;
determining, without use of an optical apparatus that contacts the eye, that a distal portion of the device is at a position at the anterior chamber angle of the eye; and
advancing, from the device at the position, the shunt into eye tissue.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to methods for deploying intraocular shunts without the use of an optical apparatus that contacts an eye, such as a goniolens. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve inserting into an eye a deployment device configured to hold an intraocular shunt, determining that a distal portion of the device is properly positioned within the eye without use of an optical apparatus that contacts the eye, and deploying the shunt from the device.
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1. A method for deploying a shunt within an eye, the method comprising:
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inserting into an eye a deployment device configured to hold an intraocular shunt; determining, without use of an optical apparatus that contacts the eye, that a distal portion of the device is at a position at the anterior chamber angle of the eye; and advancing, from the device at the position, the shunt into eye tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for deploying a shunt within an eye, the method comprising:
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inserting into an eye a deployment device configured to hold an intraocular shunt; advancing, without use of an optical apparatus that contacts the eye, the device until a protrusion on a distal end of a housing of the device contacts an anatomical structure at the anterior chamber angle of the eye, thereby providing resistance against further advancement of the device; and advancing the shunt from the device into the eye. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. A method, for treating an eye, comprising positioning an intraocular shunt in eye tissue, without use of an optical apparatus that contacts the eye, such that the shunt conducts fluid from the anterior chamber of the eye.
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