A GLAUCOMA DRAIN IMPLANTING DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

A glaucoma drain implanting device (14) having a body portion (16) including a proximal end, a distal end, and a separate nozzle portion (18) connected to the distal end of the body including a drain delivery passageway (22), a plunger (24) having a plunger tip movably disposed relative to the drain delivery passageway (22), and a drain receiver (28). A method of using the drain implant device (14) includes the steps of advancing a glaucome drain (100) into the drain delivery passageway (22) of the device (14), thereby placing the glaucoma drain (100) in a staged configuration and placing an exit of the drain delivery passageway (22) proximately to the eye and further advancing the glaucoma drain (100) to cause the glaucoma drain (100) to pass through the exit of the drain delivery passageway (22) and into the tissue of the eye.