Patent ID: 8951221
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for treatment of glaucoma, comprising: a catheter having proximal and distal portions; a flexible tubular implant configured with at least one connecting part extending along an axial extension of the implant for bearing at an inner wall at the Schlemm's canal, and radial ring members arranged in axial direction and connected to the connecting part and spaced-apart from each other by gaps, said implant placed entirely over the distal portion of the catheter for insertion into the Schlemm's canal in a direction of a target site, wherein the distal portion has spaced-apart bores in communication with an interior space of both, the catheter and the implant for injecting a medium under pressure at the target site to expand the implant and release the implant from the catheter at the target site to thereby allow withdrawal of the catheter, wherein the proximate portion is connected to a pressure source.