Global Patent Index - EP 1416985 A2

EP 1416985 A2 20040512 - IMPROVED SHUNT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING GLAUCOMA

Title (en)

IMPROVED SHUNT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING GLAUCOMA

Title (de)

VERBESSERTER SHUNT UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON GLAUKOM

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE DERIVATION ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DU GLAUCOME AMELIORES

Publication

EP 1416985 A2 20040512 (EN)

Application

EP 02757159 A 20020816

Priority

  • US 0226100 W 20020816
  • US 31279901 P 20010816

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03015659A2] The present invention provides a shunt for the flow of aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye to Schlemm's canal. The device comprises at least one lumen and optionally has at least one anchor extending from the proximal portion within the anterior chamber to assist in placement and anchoring of the device in the correct anatomical position.

IPC 1-7

A61M 5/00; A61M 31/00; A61F 2/06; A61F 2/14

IPC 8 full level

A61F 2/14 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

A61F 2/14 (2013.01 - KR); A61F 9/00781 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 5/00 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03015659A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03015659 A2 20030227; WO 03015659 A3 20030501; BR 0211969 A 20061107; CA 2457137 A1 20030227; CN 1592640 A 20050309; EP 1416985 A2 20040512; JP 2005525835 A 20050902; KR 20040036912 A 20040503; MX PA04001330 A 20040505; NO 20040635 L 20040514; RU 2004107571 A 20041110

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0226100 W 20020816; BR 0211969 A 20020816; CA 2457137 A 20020816; CN 02819374 A 20020816; EP 02757159 A 20020816; JP 2003520421 A 20020816; KR 20047002309 A 20020816; MX PA04001330 A 20020816; NO 20040635 A 20040212; RU 2004107571 A 20020816