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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
Wayne A. Noda, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Omar Harouny, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Daniel Hyman, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 9/00781 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device for reducing intraocular pressure in a patient. The method may comprise administering a viscoelastic material in Schlemm's canal to open aqueous humor outflow pathways. The device is adapted to perform the method. The viscoelastic material may be configured to lower the intraocular pressure within the eye.