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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Jacob Richter, Ramat Hasharon, IL;
Gregory Pinchasik, Ramat Hasharon, IL;
Ira Yaron, Har Adar, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Optonol Ltd., Neve Ilan, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ophthalmic implant for treatment of glaucoma, a delivery device for implanting such an implant, and a method of implanting such an implant. The implant includes a tube having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a tube passage therebetween, and a flange connected to the tube at the outlet end of the tube. The tube at its inlet end may have a beveled surface facing away from the iris and one or more circumferential holes. The implant may be implanted by use of a delivery device comprising a handle and rodlike instrument,with a tip for insertion into the tube passage of the implant.