Patent ID: 8579846

Claim:
An ocular implant system for draining aqueous humor to a uveoscleral outflow path of an eye, comprising: an ocular implant, the ocular implant comprising an elongated body, the elongated body including: an inlet port arranged on a proximal end segment of the ocular implant to communicate with an anterior chamber of an eye; an inner lumen communicating with the inlet port; and at least one outlet port in communication with the inner lumen; and an applicator preloaded with the ocular implant, the applicator including: a handpiece having a proximal end and a distal end; an elongated member coupled to the distal end of the handpiece, the elongated member being sized to pass through an incision in the eye and into the anterior chamber of the eye and to facilitate ab interno insertion and advancement of the ocular implant into an anterior chamber angle and then to an implantation location in uveal tissue of the eye, wherein the elongated member has a sufficient length so as to extend from the incision into the anterior chamber to the implantation location in uveal tissue, wherein the elongated member comprises a curved distal end portion that engages the ocular implant in a coaxial manner; and a deployment mechanism configured to act upon the ocular implant, the deployment mechanism and the elongated member being movable relative to each other so as to deploy the ocular implant from the elongated member and into the implantation location in uveal tissue.