Ocular implant delivery systems and methods

摘要

Described herein are delivery devices and methods of using the devices for delivering an ocular implant into a suprachoroidal space without use of a goniolens. The delivery device includes a handle including a channel extending from a proximal end of the handle to a distal end of the handle, an applier coupled to the handle, the applier including a blunt distal tip and an elongate, flexible wire insertable through a fluid channel of an ocular implant, and a fiber optic image bundle reversibly inserted through the channel such that the fiber optic image bundle extends to a region proximal to the blunt distal tip of the applier.

主权项

1. A system for delivering an ocular implant having a fluid channel, the system comprising:
a delivery device comprising:
a handle component having a proximal end, a distal end; anda flexible wire coupled to the handle and insertable through a fluid channel of an ocular implant; anda retention element on the flexible wire, the retention element providing an interference fit between an implant and the flexible wire when an implant is inserted on the flexible wire.