Intraocular stent
AssigneeNew World Medical, Inc.
InventorsLee C. Yick, Eric Porteous, Derek Ng, Bobby Xiong, Malik Y. Kahook, John Koontz, Vijay Balan
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AssigneeNew World Medical, Inc.
InventorsLee C. Yick, Eric Porteous, Derek Ng, Bobby Xiong, Malik Y. Kahook, John Koontz, Vijay Balan
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Intraocular stents are provided. An intraocular stent (20) includes a piercing end (40) for penetration into portions of the eye without requiring a surgical incision by a separate cutting device. A first retention member (50) stabilizes the intraocular stent (20) against the anterior wall of the canal of Schlemm. A second retention member (60) stabilizes the intraocular stent within the trabecular meshwork. A fluid inlet end (72) is configured to be disposed within the anterior chamber. In use. aqueous humor fluid flows into the fluid inlet end (72) through a central lumen (70) and/or drainage tubes (80) and out into the canal of Schlemm. Stack configurations of intraocular stents and insertion devices are also provided.
An intraocular stent, comprising:
An intraocular stent, comprising:
A plurality of intraocular stents, each intraocular stent, comprising:
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