Patent ID: 8337445
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: A61F,A61K

Abstract:
1. A method of treating an ocular disorder, comprising: providing an implant comprising an inlet portion having a first anchor and an outlet portion having a second anchor; introducing the implant into an anterior chamber of an eye such that at least the second anchor of the implant is temporarily in the anterior chamber; and implanting the implant in tissue of the eye such that the implant conducts fluid from the anterior chamber of the eye to a physiological outflow pathway of the eye, said implanting comprising: wherein the implant has a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and terminating at a distal-most end of the implant wherefrom extends a generally transverse and continuous distal surface of the implant, and wherein when deployed a part of the second anchor contacts a sclera of the eye such that said part of the second anchor is disposed intermediate the distal surface of the implant and a proximal end of the second anchor.