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US 2025/0143923 A1Published application
Medical implant
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorsThomas A. Shepard, Tyler Pegoraro, Stuart Williams, Sanjib Kumar Das, Leo Anthony Trevino, Cheng Li
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Abstract
A medical implant is disclosed. The medical implant includes a body having a first end having a first cross-sectional dimension, a second end having a second cross-sectional dimension, and a tapered portion extending between the first end and the second end. The first cross-sectional dimension is larger than the second cross-sectional dimension. In some embodiments, the body comprises multiple layers.
Claims7
A method for treating an eye disease with a medical implant where the medical implant is a layered composite and comprises:
- a substantially wedge-shaped body having a width and a height;
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- a tapered portion extending in a width direction between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is initially retained in a cannula and the second end is inserted into an eye, wherein the first end has a first cross-section having a first cross-sectional dimension in a width direction and the second end has a second cross-section having a second cross-sectional dimension in the width direction, the first cross-sectional dimension being larger than the second cross-sectional dimension, wherein the tapered portion has a rectangular cross-section in the width direction, and wherein the height is substantially constant between the first end and the second end.
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