Patent ID: 9089392
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A61F,A61K,A61M,A61P,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting an ocular implant for treating an ocular disorder of an eye, comprising: forming a self-sealing incision in the cornea of the eye into the anterior chamber of the eye; introducing an implant through the incision into the anterior chamber, the implant comprising: positioning the implant in the eye using the implantation instrument and the delivery wire on which the implant is mounted, wherein the implant is positioned between a first and second tissue layer and into fluid communication with the suprachoroidal space using the delivery wire on which the implant is mounted; withdrawing the delivery wire from the internal lumen of the implant; injecting drug-release material through the delivery wire as the delivery wire is being withdrawn from the internal lumen of the implant filling the internal lumen of the implant with the drug-release material, wherein injecting drug-release material includes creating a lake of the drug-release material near the distal end of the implant; eluting the at least one active agent from the drug-release material to treat the eye as the drug-release material degrades, wherein the space is maintained after the lake of drug-release material degrades.