OCULAR IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A system for delivering an ocular implant having a fluid channel, the system comprising:
- a delivery device comprising;
a handle component having a proximal end, a distal end, and a channel extending therethrough; and
an applier coupled to the handle comprising an elongate, flexible wire insertable through the fluid channel of the ocular implant; and
a fiber optic image bundle reversibly insertable through the channel such that the fiber optic image bundle extends to a region proximal to a distal tip of the applier.
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Abstract
Described herein are delivery devices and methods of using the devices for delivering an ocular implant into a suprachoroidal space without use of a goniolens. The delivery device includes a handle including a channel extending from a proximal end of the handle to a distal end of the handle, an applier coupled to the handle, the applier including a blunt distal tip and an elongate, flexible wire insertable through a fluid channel of an ocular implant, and a fiber optic image bundle reversibly inserted through the channel such that the fiber optic image bundle extends to a region proximal to the blunt distal tip of the applier.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for delivering an ocular implant having a fluid channel, the system comprising:
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a delivery device comprising; a handle component having a proximal end, a distal end, and a channel extending therethrough; and an applier coupled to the handle comprising an elongate, flexible wire insertable through the fluid channel of the ocular implant; and a fiber optic image bundle reversibly insertable through the channel such that the fiber optic image bundle extends to a region proximal to a distal tip of the applier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of implanting an ocular device into an eye, comprising:
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loading an implant having a fluid passageway onto a delivery device, the delivery device comprising an applier and a handle component comprising a channel; feeding a fiber optic image bundle through the channel, wherein a distal end of the fiber optic image bundle is positioned proximal to a distal end of the applier; forming an incision in a cornea of the eye; inserting the implant loaded on the applier through the incision into an anterior chamber of the eye; passing the implant along a pathway from the anterior chamber into a suprachoroidal space; positioning at least a portion of the implant into the suprachoroidal space such that a first portion of the fluid passageway communicates with the anterior chamber and a second portion of the fluid passageway communicates with the suprachoroidal space to provide a fluid passageway between the suprachoroidal space and the anterior chamber; and removing the implant from the applier. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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