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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
May. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Glaukos Corporation, San Clemente, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas W. Burns, Dana Point, CA (US);
David Haffner, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Harold A. Heitzmann, Irvine, CA (US);
Todd N. Fjield, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Richard A. Hill, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Glaukos Corporation, San Clemente, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00781 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for treating intraocular pressure are disclosed. The devices include shunts for draining aqueous humor from the anterior chamber to the uveoscleral outflow pathway, including the supraciliary space and the suprachoroidal space. The shunts are preferably implanted by ab interno procedures.