Patent ID: 9585790
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. An inserter for treating glaucoma, comprising: a housing; a needle having a lumen; a plunger, movable within the lumen; a drive component comprising a cylindrical member being coupled to the needle via a needle groove and to the plunger via a plunger groove to result in movement to the needle and the plunger along a longitudinal axis of the inserter upon rotation of the drive component, the drive component further comprising a slider groove that longitudinally overlaps with the needle and plunger grooves; and a slider component coupled to the housing and slidable therealong, the slider component coupled to the drive component via the slider groove such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing and results in movement of the needle and the plunger along the axis.