Patent ID: 11938058
Assignee: ALCON INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method for reducing intraocular pressure in a patient, the method comprising;
inserting a distal end of a cannula through an incision in an eye and into an anterior chamber of the eye, wherein the cannula comprises a pressure sensor located within a trough at the distal end of the cannula;
placing a distal opening of the cannula into fluid communication with Schlemm's canal such that the cannula enters Schlemm's canal in a substantially tangential orientation;
deploying an ocular implant out of the cannula, wherein the ocular implant is adapted to reside at least partially in a portion of Schlemm's canal of the eye, the implant comprising:
a tubular body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the tubular body extending in a curved volume whose longitudinal axis forms an arc of a circle; and

a plurality of open areas and strut areas formed in the tubular body, the strut areas surrounding the plurality of open areas wherein deployment of the ocular implant is configured to lower an intraocular pressure of the eye from an initial pressure to a second pressure less than the initial pressure, wherein the implant further comprises an implant pressure sensor disposed on the inner surface of the tubular body such that the implant pressure sensor is within an elongate channel defined by the inner surface.