Patent ID: 11918514
Assignee: ALCON INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device for delivering an element to Schlemm's canal of an eye of a patient, the device comprising:
a housing;
a cannula extending from a distal end of the housing, the cannula comprising a curved distal portion having a curvature sized and configured to align with a curvature of Schlemm's canal;
a tube movably disposed in the cannula, a proximal end of the tube being disposed in the housing, wherein a distal end of the tube is configured to detachably couple to the element;
a tracking wheel supported by the housing and operable to move the tube within the cannula and to deliver the element into Schlemm's canal, wherein the distal end of the tube is configured to automatically detach from the element when at least part of the distal end of the tube is moved distally out of the cannula and at least part of the element automatically expands; and
a rotatable component supported by the housing and adapted to control rotation and orientation of the cannula with respect to the housing.