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US 7,850,637 B2Granted
Shunt device and method for treating glaucoma
AssigneeGlaukos Corporation
InventorsMary G. Lynch, Reay H. Brown
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Abstract
Shunt devices and a method for continuously decompressing elevated intraocular pressure in eyes affected by glaucoma by diverting excess aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into Schlemm's canal where post-operative patency can be maintained with an indwelling shunt device which surgically connects the canal with the anterior chamber. The shunt devices provide uni- or bi-directional flow of aqueous humor into Schlemm's canal.
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An implant for treating glaucoma, comprising:
- a body being biocompatible when implanted, said body comprising:
- a flow passage of sufficient length to extend from an anterior chamber of an eye into a physiologic outflow path of the eye;
- an inlet section sized and shaped to be disposed in the anterior chamber;
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- an outlet section shaped to be disposed in the physiologic outflow path and having a cross-sectional dimension within the range of about 0.1 mm to about 0.5 mm so as to fit within the physiologic outflow path, and having a plurality of outlets to drain into the physiologic outflow path.
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An implant for treating glaucoma, comprising:
- a body being biocompatible when implanted, said body comprising:
- an inlet section sized and shaped to be disposed in an anterior chamber of an eye, the inlet section having at least one inlet;
- an outlet section shaped to be disposed in a physiologic outflow path of the eye and having a cross-sectional dimension within the range of about 0.1 mm to about 0.5 mm so as to fit within the physiologic outflow path, and having a plurality of outlets to be disposed in the physiologic outflow path;
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- a flow passage extending through the body from the inlet to the plurality of outlets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.