Patent ID: 7488303
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant for treating an ocular disorder, said implant having a longitudinal implant axis and comprising: an outflow portion through which said longitudinal implant axis passes, said outflow portion shaped and sized to be: a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings in the outflow portion, the openings allowing fluid to communicate from a lumen within the outflow portion to a location outside the outflow portion; an inflow portion configured to be positioned within an anterior chamber of the eye so as to permit communication of fluid from the anterior chamber to the outflow portion; and an anchoring member extending from the implant and being disposed distally of the longitudinally spaced openings; wherein said longitudinal implant axis extends through a trabecular meshwork of the eye and is generally orthogonal to Schlemm's canal during said fluid communication.