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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2002
Stanley R. Conston, San Carlos, CA (US);
Ronald K. Yamamoto, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stanley R. Conston, San Carlos, CA (US);
Ronald K. Yamamoto, San Francisco, CA (US);
IScience Interventional Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
An ophthalmic microsurgical system is described for treatment of eye diseases, such as glaucoma, using minimally invasive surgical techniques. The microsurgical system includes a thin walled outer sheath microcannulaslidably disposed about an inner member, which extends slightly beyond the distal end of the microcannula. The inner membermay be straight or curved and may optionally include a surgical instrument and/or a sensor or signaling beacon. The microsurgical system is used in a surgical procedure for opening Schlemm's Canal to provide drainage of aqueous fluid in order to relieve excess intraocular pressure that results from glaucoma and other diseases of the eye.