摘要 |
Disclosed are an apparatus and method for placing a fluid shunt, for the treatment of glaucoma, from inside the anterior chamber of an eye, through the trabecular meshwork, and into Schlemm's canal. The apparatus can include a handpiece having a distal end and a proximal end; an elongate tip connected to the distal end of said handpiece, the elongate tip having a distal portion and being configured to be placed through a corneal incision and into an anterior chamber of said eye; a holder attached to the distal portion of the elongate tip, the holder configured to hold and release said inlet section of the trabecular shunt; and an actuator on the handpiece that actuates the holder to release the inlet section of the trabecular shunt from the holder.
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