APPLICATOR AND METHODS FOR PLACING A TRABECULAR SHUNT FOR GLAUCOMA TREATMENT

摘要

Disclosed are an apparatus (2) and method for placing a fluid shunt (10), for the treatment of glaucoma, from inside the anterior chamber of an eye, through the trabecular meshwork, and into Schlemm's canal. The apparatus (2) can include a handpiece (14) having a distal end and a proximal end, an elongated tip connected to the distal end of the endpiece (14), the elongated tip having a distal portion and being configured to be placed through a corneal incision and into an anterior chamber of the eye; a holder (2, 20, 24) attached to the trabecular shunt (10); and an actuator (30, 32, 38) on the handpiece that actuates the holder (8, 20, 24) to release the inlet section of the trabecular shunt (10) from the holder.