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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
May. 09, 2016
Aquesys, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Christopher Horvath, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Laszlo O. Romoda, San Clemente, CA (US);
Richard A. Lewis, Sacramento, CA (US);
AqueSys, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
Intraocular pressure can be reduced by insertion of an intraocular shunt in the eye such that it forms a drainage pathway between the anterior chamber and a region of lower pressure. A hollow shaft that holds an intraocular shunt can be advanced through the anterior chamber. The sclera can be penetrated with the hollow shaft. A beveled tip of the shaft can be oriented such that a beveled surface thereof faces toward the Tenon's capsule when the beveled tip passes out of the sclera. After the beveled tip passes out of the sclera, at least a portion of the shunt can be advanced from the hollow shaft.