US 9,827,143 B2 | Shunt device and method for treating ocular disorders

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US 9,827,143 B2

Shunt device and method for treating ocular disorders

Tech Center:

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Medical Devices/Processes

Examiner:

Leslie Deak

Art Unit:

3761 Refrigeration, Vaporization, Ventilation, and Combustion

Agent:

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP

Inventors:

Mary G. Lynch; Reay H. Brown

Assignee:

GLAUKOS CORPORATION

Priority:

04/26/99

Filed:

11/11/16

Granted:

11/28/17

Expiration:

01/03/22

Abstract

Shunt devices and a method for continuously decompressing elevated intraocular pressure in eyes affected by glaucoma by diverting excess aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into Schlemm's canal where post-operative patency can be maintained with an indwelling shunt device which surgically connects the canal with the anterior chamber. The shunt devices provide uni- or bi-directional flow of aqueous humor into Schlemm's canal.

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