Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Glaucoma drainage implant
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Application No.: US15121566Application Date: 2015-02-23
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Publication No.: US10342703B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Stefan Siewert , Frank Luderer , Wolfram Schmidt , Marian Loebler , Rudolf Guthoff , Katrin Sternberg , Klaus-Peter Schmitz
- Applicant: UNIVERSITAET ROSTOCK
- Applicant Address: DE Rostock
- Assignee: Universitaet Rostock
- Current Assignee: Universitaet Rostock
- Current Assignee Address: DE Rostock
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.
- Priority: DE102014102457 20140225
- International Application: PCT/EP2015/053706 WO 20150223
- International Announcement: WO2015/128281 WO 20150903
- Main IPC: A61F9/00
- IPC: A61F9/00 ; A61F9/007 ; D01D5/00

Abstract:
The invention relates to an ocular implant for treating glaucoma. The problem addressed by the invention is to make it possible to drain aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the subconjunctival or suprachoroidal space in order to lower the intraocular pressure in glaucoma cases. The device is to do away with the drawbacks of known valve mechanisms and should be economical to produce. In order to solve said problem, the glaucoma drainage implant is composed of an elongate, hollow main member in which a flow-limiting membrane is arranged in the inflow region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160367403A1 GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT Public/Granted day:2016-12-22
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