AB EXTERNO INTRAOCULAR SHUNT PLACEMENT

摘要

Placing an intraocular shunt ab externo into an eye can include inserting the shunt into the eye and either before and/or after insertion, ballooning a target outflow region of the eye to permit an outflow end of the shunt to be enveloped within the ballooned target outflow region. An injector docking device can optionally be used to guide insertion of the needle and shunt into the eye.

主权项

1. An injector docking device for placing an intraocular shunt into an eye, the device comprising:
a needle support component having proximal and distal portions and a longitudinal needle axis extending between the proximal and distal portions, the support component being configured such that, when coupled to an intraocular shunt inserter, the proximal or distal portion supports the inserter to align a needle of the inserter with the longitudinal needle axis; and an eye-contacting surface disposed on the distal portion of the needle support component, the eye-contacting surface being positionable against the eye to permit a clinician to align the device relative to an indicium of the eye thereby aligning the needle relative to the eye.