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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2024
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
John Wardle, San Clemente, CA (US);
Andrew T. Schieber, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00781 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ocular implant adapted to be disposed within Schlemm's canal of a human eye with a body extending along a curved longitudinal central axis in a curvature plane, a first strut on one side of the implant and a second strut on an opposite side of the implant, the circumferential extent of the first strut with respect to the plane of curvature being greater than the circumferential extent of the second strut with respect to the plane of curvature. The invention also includes methods of using the implant.