Glaukos Corporation
Shunt device and method for treating ocular disorders
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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.
Status:
Grant
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
22 Nov 2017
Issue date:
3 Dec 2019