Patent ID: 9173774
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61F,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An intraocular implant for allowing fluid flow from the anterior chamber of an eye, comprising: a tube having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a tube passage; wherein the inlet end is adapted to extend into the anterior chamber of the eye; wherein the outlet end is adapted to be implanted adjacent scleral tissue of the eye; and wherein the implant is adapted to drain aqueous humor into a suprachoroidal space or into a juxta-uveal space; and wherein the implant further comprises a flange at the inlet end or the outlet end, wherein the flange has one or more grooves or access pockets configured to receive the wall of a delivery device such that the wall of the delivery device is positioned between the flange of the implant and the tube of the implant.