Apparatus and method for surgical bypass of aqueous humor

Details Apparatus and method for surgical bypass of aqueous humor Apparatus and method for surgical bypass of aqueous humor

A - Human Necessities

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A61F 9/00 (2006.01) A61F 2/06 (2006.01) A61F 11/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2499094

The invention provides minimally invasive microsurgical tools and methods to form an aqueous humor shunt or bypass for the treatment of glaucoma. The invention enables surgical creation of a tissue tract (7) within the tissues of the eye to directly connect a source of aqueous humor such as the anterior chamber (1), to an ocular vein (4). The tissue tract (7) from the vein (4) may be connected to any source of aqueous humor, including the anterior chamber (1), an aqueous collector channel, Schlemm's canal (2), or a drainage bleb. Since the aqueous humor passes directly into the venous system, the normal drainage process for aqueous humor is restored. Furthermore, the invention discloses devices and materials that can be implanted in the tissue tract to maintain the tissue space and fluid flow.

L'invention concerne des procédés et instruments de microchirurgie minimalement invasive permettant de former une dérivation d'humeur aqueuse pour le traitement du glaucome. Cette invention permet la création chirurgicale d'une voie tissulaire (7) à l'intérieur des tissus de l'oeil de façon à relier directement une source d'humeur aqueuse, telle que la chambre antérieure (1), à une veine oculaire (4). Cette voie tissulaire (7) depuis la veine (4) peut être reliée à toute source d'humeur aqueuse, y compris la chambre antérieure (1), un canal collecteur aqueux, le canal de Schlemm (2) ou une bulle de drainage. Puisque l'humeur aqueuse passe directement dans le système veineux, le processus de drainage normal de l'humeur aqueuse est rétabli. Cette invention concerne également des dispositifs et matériaux pouvant être implantés dans ladite voie tissulaire de façon à maintenir l'espace tissulaire et le flux fluidique.

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