Patent ID: 9220632
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of treating glaucoma, comprising: inserting an implant through an incision in an eye having an aqueous cavity, the implant having an inflow section that is in fluid communication through an implant lumen with an outflow section of the implant; transporting the outflow section through the anterior chamber from the incision to the trabecular meshwork; advancing the outflow section through the trabecular meshwork and into the aqueous cavity of the eye; positioning the implant such that outflow section is positioned at the aqueous cavity; providing a delivery element having a delivery lumen; coupling the delivery element to the implant, such that the implant lumen is confluent with the delivery lumen; infusing fluid through the delivery lumen to the implant lumen, such that fluid flows from the inflow section to the outflow section, and such that the fluid flows into the aqueous cavity; removing the delivery element from the eye while leaving in place the implant; and draining aqueous humor through the implant lumen of the implant to the aqueous cavity; wherein the aqueous cavity is selected from the group consisting of Schlemm's canal, an aqueous collector channel, and an episcleral vein of the eye.