Patent ID: 8372026

Claim:
An ocular implant comprising an inlet portion and a Schlemm's canal portion distal to the inlet portion, the inlet portion being disposed at a proximal end of the implant and sized and configured to be placed within an anterior chamber of a human eye, the inlet portion having an inlet adapted to be in fluid communication with the anterior chamber, the Schlemm's canal portion having a diameter between 0.005 inches and 0.04 inches, the Schlemm's canal portion comprising: a central channel in fluid communication with the inlet, the central channel extending longitudinally in a Z direction; a first spine disposed along the central channel and having edges partially defining a first opening in fluid communication with the central channel; a second spine disposed along the central channel and having edges partially defining the first opening, the second spine being disposed distal to the first spine; a first frame disposed along the central channel distal to the first spine and proximal to the second spine; a second frame disposed along the central channel distal to the second spine; the first and second frames each comprising first and second struts, the first and second struts each having a first edge partially defining the first opening, the first edges of the first and second struts each having a circumferential extent around the central channel that undulates as the strut extends in the Z direction; the spines and frames being arranged and configured to be disposed within Schlemm's canal of the eye when the inlet is disposed in the anterior chamber.