Patent ID: 8152752
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An implant of biocompatible material for treating glaucoma by conducting fluid to Schlemm's canal, comprising: a body comprising a first section and a second section that are sized and configured to separate inner and outer walls of Schlemm's canal while exposing the outer wall to fluid flow; the first section including a portion that is sized and configured to contact the inner wall of Schlemm's canal, the second section having a portion that is sized and configured to contact the outer wall of Schlemm's canal, the second section extending from the first section with a length sufficient to separate the inner and outer walls of Schlemm's canal, said length being no more than about 0.5 mm; said body having a flow passage that extends, upon implantation of the body within an eye, from an inlet that is sized and configured to be positioned in an anterior chamber of the eye to an outlet that is sized and configured to be positioned in Schlemm's canal, the outlet being spaced from the outer wall by at least a portion of the second section.