| US 7,563,241 B2 | ||
| Implant and methods thereof for treatment of ocular disorders | ||
| Hosheng Tu, Newport Coast, Calif. (US); Gregory T. Smedley, Irvine, Calif. (US); David Haffner, Mission Viejo, Calif. (US); and Barbara A. Niksch, Laguna Niguel, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Glaukos Corporation, Laguna Hills, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/598,542. | ||
| Application 11/598542 is a continuation of application No. 10/118578, filed on Apr. 08, 2002, granted, now 7,135,009, filed on Nov. 14, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/281973, filed on Apr. 07, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0112292 A1, May 17, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61M 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 604—8 [604/9] | 36 Claims |
| 1. A method for treating an ocular disorder, comprising:
forming an incision in an eye;
inserting an implant through the incision into an anterior chamber of the eye; and
advancing the implant within the anterior chamber from the incision, across an optic axis of the eye, and into eye tissue
in direct contact with a choroid on the other side of the optic axis such that the implant drains aqueous humor from the anterior
chamber toward the choroid.
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