A glaucoma treatment system includes a glaucoma drainage device having a flexible tube with distal and proximal ends, and an inserter with a filament that extends beyond the distal end of a rigid elongate member (e.g., rod or inserter tube). The filament is configured to detachably couple a distal portion of the drainage device tube to the elongate member of the inserter. The filament may extend through a wall of the distal portion of the drainage device tube. The filament and elongate member of the inserter can be configured for relative movement to detach the drainage device tube from the inserter. The elongate member can define an internal channel, and the filament can be configured for axial movement in this channel so that the filament may move toward the proximal end of the elongate member to detach the drainage device tube from the inserter. Other tools are described and claimed.本發明揭示一種青光眼治療系統,其包含:一青光眼引流器件,其具有含遠端及近端之一撓性管;及一插入器,其具有延伸超過一剛性細長部件(例如桿或插入器管)之遠端的一纖絲。該纖絲經構形以將該引流器件管之一遠端部分可拆卸地耦合至該插入器之該細長部件。該纖絲可延伸穿過該引流器件管之該遠端部分之一壁。該插入器之該纖絲及該細長部件可經構形以相對移動而自該插入器拆卸該引流器件管。該細長部件可界定一內部通道,且該纖絲可經構形以在此通道中軸向移動,使得該纖絲可朝向該細長部件之近端移動以自該插入器拆卸該引流器件管。本發明描述及主張其他工具。1‧‧‧青光眼分流器/青光眼引流器件2‧‧‧管5‧‧‧遠端40‧‧‧桿41‧‧‧纖絲