Patent ID: 8486086

Claim:
A method of using a delivery device for implanting an intraocular implant, the method comprising the steps of: (i) using a delivery device comprising: a handle; a rod-like instrument having a bore; a retractable wire located in the bore of the rod-like instrument; and a retention mechanism including an abutment surface for preventing the implant from moving up the delivery device during implantation and a hook for preventing the implant from moving down the wire during implantation; (ii) directing the implant into an eye by use of the delivery device while the implant is attached to the delivery device, the implant being positioned outside of the bore of the rod-like instrument when the implant is directed into the eye by the delivery device; (iii) positioning the implant at an desired implantation location by use of the delivery device; (iv) after the implant is positioned at the desired implantation location, retracting the wire to release the implant from the delivery device; and (v) withdrawing the delivery device.