WO2008030951A3 - Glaucoma implant device - Google Patents

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WO2008030951A3
WO2008030951A3 PCT/US2007/077748 US2007077748W WO2008030951A3 WO 2008030951 A3 WO2008030951 A3 WO 2008030951A3 US 2007077748 W US2007077748 W US 2007077748W WO 2008030951 A3 WO2008030951 A3 WO 2008030951A3
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conjunctiva
cornea
implanted
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device includes
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Leonard Pinchuk
Jean-Marie Parel
Francisco Fantes
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Innfocus Llc
Leonard Pinchuk
Jean-Marie Parel
Francisco Fantes
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L27/00—Materials for grafts or prostheses or for coating grafts or prostheses
    • A61L27/50—Materials characterised by their function or physical properties, e.g. injectable or lubricating compositions, shape-memory materials, surface modified materials
    • A61L27/56—Porous materials, e.g. foams or sponges
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007—Methods or devices for eye surgery
    • A61F9/00781—Apparatus for modifying intraocular pressure, e.g. for glaucoma treatment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L27/00—Materials for grafts or prostheses or for coating grafts or prostheses
    • A61L27/40—Composite materials, i.e. containing one material dispersed in a matrix of the same or different material
    • A61L27/44—Composite materials, i.e. containing one material dispersed in a matrix of the same or different material having a macromolecular matrix
    • A61L27/48—Composite materials, i.e. containing one material dispersed in a matrix of the same or different material having a macromolecular matrix with macromolecular fillers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L31/00—Materials for other surgical articles, e.g. stents, stent-grafts, shunts, surgical drapes, guide wires, materials for adhesion prevention, occluding devices, surgical gloves, tissue fixation devices
    • A61L31/12—Composite materials, i.e. containing one material dispersed in a matrix of the same or different material
    • A61L31/125—Composite materials, i.e. containing one material dispersed in a matrix of the same or different material having a macromolecular matrix
    • A61L31/129—Composite materials, i.e. containing one material dispersed in a matrix of the same or different material having a macromolecular matrix containing macromolecular fillers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L31/00—Materials for other surgical articles, e.g. stents, stent-grafts, shunts, surgical drapes, guide wires, materials for adhesion prevention, occluding devices, surgical gloves, tissue fixation devices
    • A61L31/14—Materials characterised by their function or physical properties, e.g. injectable or lubricating compositions, shape-memory materials, surface modified materials
    • A61L31/146—Porous materials, e.g. foams or sponges

Abstract

An aqueous humour drainage device includes a structure realized from a porous polymeric matrix that allows for regulated outflow of aqueous humour through the structure and also serves to prevent bacteria from entering the eye. In one embodiment, the structure is located in the stroma of the cornea and simply shunts fluid from the anterior chamber to the exterior of the cornea. In another embodiment, the structure is located in the conjunctiva and allows fluid from the anterior chamber to flow to the exterior of the conjunctiva by means of duct work implanted within the conjunctiva and sclera. In yet another embodiment, the structure is implanted just below the conjunctiva to further protect the structure from bacteria infestation. In the preferred embodiment, the porous polymeric matrix of the device includes polyisobutylene.
PCT/US2007/077748 2006-09-06 2007-09-06 Glaucoma implant device WO2008030951A2 (en)

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US82463206P 2006-09-06 2006-09-06
US60/824,632 2006-09-06
US82559506P 2006-09-14 2006-09-14
US60/825,595 2006-09-14
PCT/US2007/077748 WO2008030951A2 (en) 2006-09-06 2007-09-06 Glaucoma implant device

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WO2013160907A1 (en) * 2012-04-23 2013-10-31 Ghansham Das Agrawal A device for treatment of glaucoma
US10507101B2 (en) 2014-10-13 2019-12-17 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Valved conduit
US11523940B2 (en) 2017-03-17 2022-12-13 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Delivery aids for glaucoma shunts
US11678983B2 (en) 2018-12-12 2023-06-20 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Implantable component with socket

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US5300020A (en) * 1991-05-31 1994-04-05 Medflex Corporation Surgically implantable device for glaucoma relief
US5372577A (en) * 1988-04-11 1994-12-13 Ungerleider; Bruce A. Apparatus for reducing intraocular pressure
US6545097B2 (en) * 2000-12-12 2003-04-08 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Drug delivery compositions and medical devices containing block copolymer

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US5372577A (en) * 1988-04-11 1994-12-13 Ungerleider; Bruce A. Apparatus for reducing intraocular pressure
US5300020A (en) * 1991-05-31 1994-04-05 Medflex Corporation Surgically implantable device for glaucoma relief
US6545097B2 (en) * 2000-12-12 2003-04-08 Scimed Life Systems, Inc. Drug delivery compositions and medical devices containing block copolymer

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