Devices and methods for glaucoma treatment

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A61M 5/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2530234

Intraocular stents (229) and applicators are disclosed for treating glaucoma. The stents (229) are configured to extend between the anterior chamber of the eye and Schlemm's canal (22) for enhancing outflow of aqueous from the anterior chamber (20) so as to reduce intraocular pressure. The stents (229) can have features for anchoring the stent into Schlemm's canal (22) as well as preventing the walls of Schlemm's canal (22) from closing the outlet of the stents (229). The applicators can be steerable so as to make implantation easier. Additionally, the applicators can be configured to hold a plurality of stents so that multiple stents can be implanted through one incision without removing the applicator from the incision between serial implantations.

L'invention concerne des prothèses intraoculaires (229) et des applicateurs destinés au traitement de glaucomes. Lesdites prothèses (229) sont conçues pour s'étendre entre la chambre antérieure de l'oeil et le canal de Schlemm (22) afin d'améliorer l'écoulement d'humeur aqueuse à partir de la chambre antérieure (20) de manière à réduire la pression intraoculaire. Lesdites prothèses (229) peuvent présenter des éléments permettant l'ancrage de la prothèse dans le canal de Schlemm (22) et permettant d'empêcher que les parois du canal de Schlemm (22) ne ferment la sortie des prothèses (229). Lesdits applicateurs peuvent être orientables de manière à rendre l'implantation plus facile. En outre, les applicateurs peuvent être conçus pour retenir une pluralité de prothèses de sorte que de multiples prothèses peuvent être implantées à travers une incision sans enlever l'applicateur de l'incision entre des implantations en série.

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