Patent ID: 9561132
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method for treating glaucoma, comprising the steps of: exposing the Schlemm's canal through an incision in the sclera and outward bending of a scleral flap thereby providing access to two openings in the Schlemm's canal which are, in circumferential direction, located opposite each other; inserting a catheter through one of the two openings into a lumen of the Schlemm's canal; simultaneously injecting a fluid or gaseous medium into the Schlemm's canal through the one opening, wherein the Schlemm's canal is expanded; exiting the catheter from another one of the openings, which at least partially protrudes from the other one of the openings; detachably disposing an implant at the exiting catheter and inserting the catheter with the implant circumferentially from the other one of the openings through the expanded Schlemm's canal until the implant reaches the one opening; releasing the implant from the catheter and the catheter from the Schlemm's canal.