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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Applicant:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Peter J. Roeber, Oxford, PA (US);
Jeffrey C. Towler, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00781 (2013.01); A61L 31/048 (2013.01); A61L 31/146 (2013.01); A61M 27/00 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0023 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0051 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0059 (2013.01); A61L 2430/16 (2013.01); A61M 27/002 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3341 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract
Glaucoma treatment devices are disclosed. In various example, the glaucoma treatment devices include a body and a fluid conduit that are configured to help facilitate evacuation of fluid from a fluid-filled body cavity, and reabsorption of the evacuated aqueous humor by the body through tissue surrounding the glaucoma treatment device. In some examples, the glaucoma treatment device is configured such that a flow resistance through the fluid conduit can be modified post-operatively one or more times.