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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2010
Eugene DE Juan, Jr., San Francisco, CA (US);
Steven John, Fremont, CA (US);
Jose Garcia, Fremont, CA (US);
Richard S. Lilly, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas A. Silvestrini, Alamo, CA (US);
Eugene de Juan, Jr., San Francisco, CA (US);
Steven John, Fremont, CA (US);
Jose Garcia, Fremont, CA (US);
Richard S. Lilly, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas A. Silvestrini, Alamo, CA (US);
Transcend Medical, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a delivery device and methods for delivering an ocular implant into an eye. The delivery device includes a proximal handle portion; a distal delivery portion coupled to a distal end of the handle portion and configured to releasably hold an ocular implant and includes a sheath positioned axially over a guidewire; and a metering system configured to provide visual guidance regarding depth of advancement of an implant positioned on the guidewire into an anatomic region of the eye. Also disclosed is a device and method for loading an implant onto the delivery device.