Inventors:
Stuart K. Williams - Tucson AZ
Robert Snyder - Tucson AZ
Assignee:
The Arizona Board of Regents - Tucson AZ
International Classification:
A61F 900
US Classification:
604 8, 604294, 604521, 606107, 623905, 427 225
Abstract:
A glaucoma shunt including first and second porous regions laminated together, and a third region having edge areas fused to edge areas of the second region so as to form a hollow reservoir therebetween. Also included is a catheter having a first end sandwiched between the second and third regions and a second end to be implanted into an anterior region of an eye. A method of making and surgically implanting such a glaucoma shunt is also included.