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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alain Telandro, Cannes, FR;
Philippe Sourdille, La Baule, FR;
Valérie Jallet, Meythet, FR;
Gilles Bos, La Balme de Sillingy, FR;
Franck Villain, Annecy, FR;
Assignee:
Corneal Industrie, Pringly, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/14 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns an implant for deep sclerectomy for draining aqueous humor during surgical treatment of glaucoma. The implant is made of crosslinked hyaluronic acid and has substantially the shape of a polyhedron with at least five faces, advantageously the shape of a polyhedron with five or six faces. In a preferred embodiment, the implant has substantially the shape of a prism, advantageously straight with a trapezoidal base.