Patent ID: 6726676
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A device for improving the draining of aqueous humor in a surgically exposed Schlemm's canal in an eye of a living being, comprising a injection unit and an adapter which has a substantially circular arcuate configuration with at least one probe disposed with a proximal end to the adapter, wherein the probe is provided with at least one outlet channel along a longitudinal axis and in fluid communication with an interior space of the adapter and the injection unit, said probe insertable into at least one location of the circular Schlemm's canal exposed by surgical sclera incision, for injecting a viscous medium to thereby generate a localized pressure buildup, wherein said probe includes a transition piece integrally formed with the adapter and having a conical configuration for sealing contact with a lumen of the Schlemm's canal, said probe is defined by a diameter and an axial length, with the length being sized at least twice the diameter and wherein the probe has a distal end configured for free motion with respect to the disposition and orientation of the longitudinal axis.