Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ocular implants with asymmetric flexibility
- Patent Title (中): 具有不对称柔性的眼植入物
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Application No.: US12236225Application Date: 2008-09-23
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Publication No.: US08734377B2Publication Date: 2014-05-27
- Inventor: Andrew T. Schieber , Charles L. Euteneuer
- Applicant: Andrew T. Schieber , Charles L. Euteneuer
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Ivantis, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ivantis, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Shay Glenn LLP
- Main IPC: A61M5/00
- IPC: A61M5/00 ; A61F2/14

Abstract:
An ocular implant having a body extending along a generally curved longitudinal axis, the curved longitudinal axis defining a first plane, the body having a diameter of between 0.005 inches and 0.04 inches and being adapted to be disposed within a canal of Schlemm in a human subject's eye; wherein the body has a first flexibility when bent along the first plane and a second flexibility different from the first flexibility when bent along a second plane that intersects the first plane and is not coincident with the first plane. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of treating a human eye, including the steps of: inserting an implant into Schlemm's canal of a human eye, the implant having a first flexibility when bent along a first plane and a second flexibility different from the first flexibility when bent along a second plane that intersects the first plane and is not coincident with the first plane; and supporting tissue forming Schlemm's canal with the implant.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090082860A1 Ocular Implants with Asymmetric Flexibility Public/Granted day:2009-03-26
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