Patent ID: 8845572
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for treating glaucoma, comprising: a catheter having proximal and distal portions; a pressure source connected to the catheter; and a tubular implant insertable into Schlemm's canal that has been exposed by an incision to provide access to two openings located opposite each other, said implant provided with spaced-apart gaps corresponding with an interior space of the implant and bordered by ring members and configured for detachable disposition at the distal portion for release in the Schlemm's canal; wherein the distal portion has spaced-apart bores in communication with an interior space of the catheter for injecting a fluid or gaseous medium under pressure from the pressure source into the Schlemm's canal and having at least a length which is oriented, in circumferential direction of the Schlemm's canal, from one of the two openings to the other of the two openings and to partially protrude from the Schlemm's canal; wherein the distal portion has, at its front distal end, a head piece at which the implant is disposed and positively connected.