Patent ID: 9549846
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61K,A61M,A61P,Y02A

Claim:
1. A method of implanting an ocular implant for treating an ocular disorder of an eye, comprising: forming a self-sealing incision in the cornea of the eye into the anterior chamber of the eye; introducing an implant through the incision in an eye into the anterior chamber of the eye, the implant comprising: using the delivery wire to position the implant in the eye between a first and second tissue layer in fluid communication with the suprachoroidal space; withdrawing the delivery wire from the internal lumen of the implant; and injecting drug-release material through the delivery wire as the delivery wire is being withdrawn from the internal lumen of the implant filling the internal lumen of the implant with the drug-release material; creating a lake of the drug-release material near the distal end of the implant; and eluting an active agent from the drug-release material to treat the eye as the drug-release material degrades, wherein the space is maintained after the lake of drug-release material degrades.