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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2007
Hosheng Tu, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Gregory T Smedley, Irvine, CA (US);
Barbara a Niksch, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
David S Haffner, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Hosheng Tu, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Gregory T Smedley, Irvine, CA (US);
Barbara A Niksch, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
David S Haffner, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Glaukos Corporation, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates generally to medical devices and methods for the treatment of ocular disorders. One method provides an implant having an inlet portion with a first anchor and an outlet portion with a second anchor. The implant is implanted in tissue of an eye such the implant conducts fluid from an anterior chamber of the eye to a physiological outflow pathway of the eye. The implanting involves positioning the first anchor adjacent eye tissue, positioning the second anchor within the physiological outflow pathway, and deploying the second anchor such that the second anchor secures the implant within the physiological outflow pathway and a distal end of the second anchor is positioned further into the physiological outflow pathway than an outlet of the outlet portion.