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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventors:
Luke Clauson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael Schaller, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00781 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to methods and devices for an ocular implant which can be positioned in the Schlemm's canal of a patient's eye for improving fluid flow, such as aqueous fluid, through the eye. The ocular implant can have a variety of shapes and sizes which can allow the ocular implant to be implanted in the Schlemm's canal for applying a force, including a predetermined force, along a part of the Schlemm's canal. The force applied by the ocular implant can change the shape of the Schlemm's canal which can increase the flow volume within and through the Schlemm's canal.