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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
May. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Aquesys, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Horvath, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Laszlo O. Romoda, San Clemente, CA (US);
Guenther Grabner, Salzburg, AT;
Herbert A. Reitsamer, Salzburg, AT;
Assignee:
AqueSys, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/10 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00781 (2013.01); A61B 3/10 (2013.01); A61F 9/007 (2013.01); A61F 9/0008 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61B 2019/2292 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00891 (2013.01); A61M 27/002 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to methods for deploying intraocular shunts without the use of an optical apparatus that contacts an eye, such as a goniolens. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve inserting into an eye a deployment device configured to hold an intraocular shunt, determining that a distal portion of the device is properly positioned within the eye without use of an optical apparatus that contacts the eye, and deploying the shunt from the device.