Methods for implanting intraocular shunts
AssigneeAqueSys, Inc.
InventorsChristopher HORVATH, Laszlo O. ROMODA, Guenther GRABNER, Herbert A. REITSAMER
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Abstract
Glaucoma can be treated by implanting an intraocular shunt into the eye. Such procedures can employ various deployment devices, shunts, and implantation techniques. A method of treating glaucoma can be performed by a clinician, in which a hollow needle is inserted into an eye through the sclera. The hollow needle can carry an intraocular shunt. Once inserted and properly positioned, the clinician can release the shunt from the needle such that the shunt conducts fluid away from the anterior chamber of the eye.
Claims20
An ab externo method of placing an intraocular shunt into an eye, the method comprising the steps of:
- advancing a needle, in which the shunt is disposed, into the eye through conjunctiva and sclera of the eye;
- positioning an inlet end portion of the shunt in the anterior chamber;
- positioning an outlet end portion of the shunt in a region of lower pressure;
- and
- releasing the intraocular shunt to create a fluid-flow pathway from the anterior chamber to the region of lower pressure.
A method of treating glaucoma comprising inserting, into an eye through the sclera, a hollow needle carrying an intraocular shunt and releasing the shunt from the needle such that the shunt conducts fluid away from the anterior chamber of the eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.