Patent ID: 7008396
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A torsion resistant scleral-tensioning stent for positioning in a tunnel formed intrasclerally in a globe of an eye, comprising: a generally t-shaped body having a cross portion with a top surface, a bottom surface and a leg portion extending substantially perpendicularly from a side surface of said cross portion; said leg portion having a top surface, a bottom surface with an arcuate portion and a substantially planar portion at an end of said leg portion distal from said cross portion; wherein said arcuate portion has a radius of curvature from about 8 mm to about 9 mm; wherein said top surfaces of said cross portion and said leg portion define a t-shaped configuration; and wherein said bottom surface of said cross portion is dimensioned to be disposed external to said tunnel for resisting torsional forces on said leg portion.