Patent ID: 8945038
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of treating glaucoma, comprising: providing an elongated tube comprising a first end having at least one inflow port, at least one outflow port and an internal fluid passageway communicating between the at least one inflow port and at least one outflow port; creating a passageway in eye tissue; inserting the tube through the passageway; positioning the tube within an interior of the eye such that the at least one inflow port of the tube is positioned in and communicates with the anterior chamber and the at least one outflow port of the tube communicates with the suprachoroidal space, and such that a portion of the tube having the first end bends away from an inner surface of the cornea; leaving only the tube inside the eye; and diverting aqueous humor through the fluid passageway from the anterior chamber toward the suprachoroidal space.