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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventor:
Andrew David Johnson, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/14 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/142 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 9/00781 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00891 (2013.01); A61M 27/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes forming a conjunctival incision in a patient's eye, attaching a synthetic flap to the patient's eye within the conjunctival incision, forming a scleral tunnel underneath the synthetic flap, the scleral tunnel extending from an exterior of a sclera to an anterior chamber of the patient's eye, and closing the conjunctival incision.