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US 8,771,217 B2Granted
Shunt device and method for treating ocular disorders
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.
Claims20
An implant of biocompatible material for treating glaucoma, comprising:
- a body having a flow passage which conducts fluid from an anterior chamber of an eye to Schlemm's canal of the eye;
- said body being configured so as to have an axis extending away from the canal when implanted;
- said body having at least first and second surface portions within Schlemm's canal that extend transversely to said axis on opposite sides of the axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.