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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Transcend Medical, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Luke Clauson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael Schaller, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Lari, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00781 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are devices and methods related to implants for treating one or more physiological conditions of the eye. Some embodiments disclosed herein include an expandable ocular implant for implanting in an eye. The expandable implant can include an implant having an elongate tubular body and an expandable sheath securely adapted to a part of the implant. Some embodiments of the expandable sheath can have at least one expandable feature that can assist the expandable sheath in forming a compact and an expanded configuration.