Patent ID: 9636255
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61K,A61L,A61M

Claim:
1. An intraocular implant comprising: a generally elongated body having a proximal end, a distal end, a long axis and being configured for implantation in eye tissue such that the proximal end of the implant is in fluid communication with an anterior chamber of an eye and the distal end is in fluid communication with a suprachoroidal space of the eye; a first recess formed in the body and extending from one end of the body towards the other end and generally along a first axis parallel to the long axis; only a single lumen within the body and extending from the proximal to the distal end generally along a second axis parallel to the long axis, the lumen configured to allow flow therethrough, wherein the first and the second axes are offset from a central plane extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the elongated body and bisecting the elongated body along a central longitudinal axis of the elongated body, and wherein the first axis is positioned offset from the central longitudinal axis on a first side of the central plane and the second axis is positioned offset from the central longitudinal axis on a second side of the central plane; and a therapeutic agent disposed in the recess in a sufficient quantity to treat the eye over a desired period of time.