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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2011
Christopher Horvath, Desert Hot Springs, CA (US);
Ronald D. Bache, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Laszlo O. Romoda, San Clemente, CA (US);
Guenther Grabner, Salzburg, AT;
Herbert A. Reitsamer, Salzburg, AT;
John R. Samples, Portland, OR (US);
Christopher Horvath, Desert Hot Springs, CA (US);
Ronald D. Bache, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Laszlo O. Romoda, San Clemente, CA (US);
Guenther Grabner, Salzburg, AT;
Herbert A. Reitsamer, Salzburg, AT;
John R. Samples, Portland, OR (US);
AqueSys, Inc., Aliso Viego, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention generally relates to methods for implanting a soft gel shunt in the suprachoroidal space. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve inserting into the eye a hollow shaft configured to hold a soft gel intraocular shunt, deploying the soft gel shunt from the hollow shaft such that the shunt forms a passage from the anterior chamber of the eye to the suprachoroidal space of the eye, and withdrawing the hollow shaft from the eye.