FRION, DUANE,MCCARVILLE, REBECCA,SCHIEBER, ANDREW T.,ZENZ-OLSON, NATHANIEL,FEEHAN, DIANE,MATTHEES, EDWARD,EUTENEUER, CHARLES L.
申请号:
CA2703280
公开号:
CA2703280C
申请日:
2008.11.12
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要:
A method of inserting an ocular implant into a patient's eye, the ocularimplant being mounted on a carrier, themethod comprising: inserting a cannula into an anterior chamber of the eye;moving a distal exit port of the cannula into communicationwith Schlemm's canal; and advancing the ocular implant and carrier through anexit port of the cannula into Schlemm's canal.The invention also provides an ocular implant and delivery system comprising:a cannula comprising a distal exit port adapted tobe inserted into a Schlemm's canal portion of an eye; an ocular implant; acarrier disposed within the implant and movable with theimplant within the cannula; and a proximal control adapted to be operated fromexterior to an eye to move at least one of the carrierand the implant when the distal exit port of the cannula is within the eye.