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US 2014/0180189 A1Published application
Intraocular shunt placement
AssigneeAqueSys, Inc.
InventorsChristopher HORVATH, Laszlo O. ROMODA
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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.
Claims20
A method for deploying an intraocular shunt within an eye, the method comprising:
- inserting a device into an 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.
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A method for deploying an intraocular shunt within an eye, the method comprising:
- inserting a device into an 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;
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- with the sleeve distal edge contacting the anterior chamber angle tissue, advancing the shunt from the device and into the eye.
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A method for deploying an intraocular shunt within an eye, the method comprising:
- providing a device comprising a sleeve and a hollow shaft extending within the sleeve and configured to hold an intraocular shunt;
- inserting the device into an eye;
- advancing the device into an anterior chamber of the eye such that shaft pierces the eye tissue;
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- while maintaining a distal edge of the sleeve at a substantially fixed position relative to the tissue, advancing the shunt from the device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.