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US 2013/0231602 A1Published application
C-Shaped Cross Section Tubular Ophthalmic Implant for Reduction of Intraocular Pressure in Glaucomatous Eyes and Method of Use
AssigneeAqueous Biomedical, Inc.
InventorMichael J. Wilcox
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Abstract
An implant may be used for implantation into tissue of a body. The implant includes an elongated conduit and a loop. The elongated conduit has an interior passageway for conducting fluid. The loop has an interior circumference with a fluid conducting channel formed therein. The channel is interconnected with the interior passageway for delivery of fluid between the channel and the interior passageway.
Claims13
1-17. (canceled)
A tube for implantation into the eye for conducting aqueous humor from a chamber of the eyeball to subconjunctival tissue comprising:
- an elongated fluid conducting conduit having a distal and a proximal end, a sidewall and an interior passageway,
- wherein said distal end comprises a bifurcated portion, each bifurcation is a nidus configured for formation of a cylindrical aqueous filtration bleb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.