Patent ID: 8337445

Claim:
A method of treating an ocular disorder, comprising: providing an implant comprising an inlet portion having a first anchor and an outlet portion having a second anchor; introducing the implant into an anterior chamber of an eye such that at least the second anchor of the implant is temporarily in the anterior chamber; and implanting the implant in tissue of the eye such that the implant conducts fluid from the anterior chamber of the eye to a physiological outflow pathway of the eye, said implanting comprising: positioning the first anchor adjacent eye tissue; positioning the second anchor within the physiological outflow pathway; and deploying the second anchor so that the second anchor changes from a first shape to a second shape such that the second anchor in the second shape secures the implant within the physiological outflow pathway and a distal end of the second anchor is positioned farther into the physiological outflow pathway than an outlet of the outlet portion; wherein the implant has a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and terminating at a distal-most end of the implant wherefrom extends a generally transverse and continuous distal surface of the implant, and wherein when deployed a part of the second anchor contacts a sclera of the eye such that said part of the second anchor is disposed intermediate the distal surface of the implant and a proximal end of the second anchor.