Inventors:
Christopher Horvath - Desert Hot Springs CA, US
Ronald D. Bache - Mission Viejo CA, US
Laszlo O. Romoda - San Clemente CA, US
Guenther Grabner - Salzburg, AT
Herbert A. Reitsamer - Salzburg, AT
John R. Samples - Portland OR, US
Assignee:
AqueSys, Inc. - Irvine CA
International Classification:
A61F 9/007
Abstract:
The invention generally relates to methods for implanting a soft gel shunt in the suprachoroidal space. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve inserting into the eye a hollow shaft configured to hold a soft gel intraocular shunt, deploying the soft gel shunt from the hollow shaft such that the shunt forms a passage from the anterior chamber of the eye to the suprachoroidal space of the eye, and withdrawing the hollow shaft from the eye.