Ocular implants and methods

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A61F 9/007 (2006.01)

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CA 2700503

An ocular implant adapted to reside at least partially in a portion of Schlemm's canal of an eye. In some embodiments the implant has a body extending in a curved volume whose longitudinal axis forms an arc of a circle, and a plurality of open areas and strut areas formed in the body, the open areas extending over more than 50% of a surface defining the curved volume, the strut areas surrounding the open areas, the body having a diameter of between 0.005 inches and 0.04 inches. The invention also provides a method of treating glaucoma including the steps of supporting tissue forming Schlemm's canal in an eye with an implant extending at least partially in the canal along an axial length within the canal; and contacting with the implant less than 50% of the tissue forming the canal along the axial length.

L'invention concerne un implant oculaire adapté pour résider au moins partiellement dans une partie du canal de Schlemm d'un il. Dans certains modes de réalisation, l'implant a un corps s'étendant dans un volume courbe dont l'axe longitudinal forme un arc de cercle et une pluralité de surfaces ouvertes et de branches formées dans le corps, les surfaces ouvertes s'étendant sur plus de 50 % d'une surface définissant le volume courbe, les branches entourant les surfaces ouvertes, le corps ayant un diamètre entre 0,005 pouce et 0,04 pouce. L'invention concerne également un procédé de traitement du glaucome comprenant les étapes consistant à soutenir les tissus formant le canal de Schlemm dans un il, avec un implant s'étendant au moins partiellement dans le canal sur une longueur axiale dans le canal; et à mettre en contact avec l'implant moins de 50 % des tissus formant le canal sur la longueur axiale.

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