Intraocular shunt inserter
AssigneeAqueSys, Inc.
InventorsLaszlo O. ROMODA, Christopher HORVATH
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Abstract
A system for deploying an intraocular shunt can include an intraocular shunt inserter and a deflector component that is releasably attachable to a distal end portion of the inserter. The inserter can include a housing having a distal end portion and a needle extending from the distal end portion. The deflector component can have a needle guide configured to receive the needle of the inserter therein. The deflector component can be coupled to the inserter in order to permit the needle guide to bend the needle and maintain the needle in a bent configuration.
Claims20
A system for deploying an intraocular shunt, the system comprising:
- an intraocular shunt inserter comprising a housing having a distal end portion and a needle extending from the distal end portion;
- and
- a deflector component releasably attachable to the distal end portion of the inserter, the deflector component having a needle guide configured to receive the needle of the inserter therein, wherein the needle guide maintains the needle in a bent configuration.
An inserter device for deploying an intraocular shunt, the device comprising:
- a housing;
- a shunt deployment mechanism disposed within the housing;
- a deformable hollow needle coupled to the housing and the deployment mechanism for delivering an intraocular shunt;
- and
- a deflector component releasably attachable to a distal end portion of the housing, the deflector component comprising a coupling body and a needle guide positionable against a portion of the needle to cause the needle to be positioned in a bent configuration.
A method of operating an intraocular shunt inserter, the method comprising:
- providing an inserter device for deploying an intraocular shunt, the device comprising a housing having a distal end portion, a shunt deployment mechanism disposed within the housing, and a deformable hollow needle coupled to the housing and the deployment mechanism for delivering an intraocular shunt;
- inserting the needle into a needle guide of a deflector component to cause the needle to be positioned in a bent configuration;
- and
- coupling the deflector component to the distal end portion of the housing with a coupling body of the deflector component positioned against the distal end portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.