Patent ID: 8801766

Claim:
A device for deploying an intraocular shunt, the device comprising: a housing comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion comprising a sleeve; a deployment mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing; and a hollow shaft coupled inside the housing to the deployment mechanism, wherein the shaft is positioned at least partially within the sleeve and configured to hold an intraocular shunt at least partially within the shaft; wherein the distal portion is movable (i) relative to the proximal portion, the deployment mechanism, and the hollow shaft and (ii) between a distal position and a proximal position, the distal portion being biased toward the distal position; wherein the deployment mechanism comprises a pusher component and a retraction component; wherein the deployment mechanism comprises a rotatable portion, the rotatable portion being configured to sequentially engage the pusher component and then the retraction component as the rotatable distal portion rotates.