Patent ID: 7458953

Claim:
A ocular device comprising a shunt defining a lumen providing fluid communication between an interior chamber of an eye and an exterior of the eye; a stylet received within the lumen of the shunt for implanting the shunt in the eye; a conduit including a lumen through which the shunt and stylet are disposed while implanting the shunt and the conduit in the eye, the conduit having a collapsible portion for collapsing around the shunt at a collapsing location proximal a distal end of the shunt to reduce or prevent flow through the shunt, the conduit extending along the length of the shunt from a position proximal the collapsing location to a position distal the collapsing location; and a reservoir operatively coupled to the conduit; wherein removing the stylet after implanting initiates fluid drainage from the interior chamber of the eye through the shunt into the reservoir.