dispositivo de microcânula, e, métodos para tratar o espaço supracoroidal de um olho, para tratar a região posterior de um olho e para tratar os tecidos dentro ou adjacentes ao espaço supracoroidal de um olho

摘要

The invention provides tools, materials and related methods to surgically access the suprachoroidal space of an eye for the purpose of performing minimally invasive surgery or to deliver drugs to the eye. The invention provides a flexible microcannula or microcatheter device (11, 13) that may be placed into the suprachoroidal space (12, 14) through a small incision (12A) of the overlying tissues, maneuvered into the appropriate region of the space, and then activated to treat tissues adjacent to the distal tip of the device.