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Granted Patent B2
US 12661260 · App. 16/966,945 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Devices and methods for illuminating an intraocular implant

Inventors: Reay H. Brown (Atlanta, GA); Jun Ueda (Atlanta, GA)
Assignees: RHB Research, LLC; Georgia Tech Research Corporation
A61F9/0017A61B90/30A61F9/00781A61F9/009A61B2090/306
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Patent No.
US 12661260
App. No.
16/966,945
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a delivery device for implanting an intraocular stent. In one embodiment, the delivery device may include a guide and a fiber optic cable. The guide may be configured to receive at least a portion of the intraocular stent thereon. The fiber optic cable may engage the guide and be configured to receive at least a portion of the intraocular stent thereon. The guide may have an elongated shape defining a first longitudinal axis, the fiber optic cable may have an elongated shape defining a second longitudinal axis, and the first longitudinal axis may be coaxial with the second longitudinal axis.

Claims (20)

1 . A system comprising:

an intraocular stent; and

a stent delivery device, the stent delivery device comprising:

a guide configured to engage at least a portion of the intraocular stent, the guide having an elongated shape defining a first longitudinal axis; and

a fiber optic tube configured to engage both the guide and the intraocular stent, the fiber optic tube having an elongated shape defining a second longitudinal axis;

wherein the first longitudinal axis is coaxial with the second longitudinal axis;

wherein the guide extends beyond the fiber optic tube to deliver the intraocular stent; and

wherein, during insertion of the stent delivery device, the fiber optic tube is positioned at a proximal end of the guide opposite a distal tip of the guide, such that the fiber optic tube is not aligned with the distal tip of the guide during insertion.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the guide is positioned within the fiber optic tube.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic tube comprises:

a tubular casing; and

one or more fiber optic cables positioned within a wall thickness of the casing.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the one or more fiber optic cables comprises a circumferential array of fiber optic cables positioned within the wall thickness of the casing.

5 . The system of claim 3 , wherein each of the one or more fiber optic cables comprises a textured surface positioned along a distal end thereof.

6 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a tube configured to abut a proximal end of the intraocular stent, wherein the tube has an elongated shape defining a third longitudinal axis, and wherein the third longitudinal axis is coaxial with the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the guide is configured to translate relative to the tube.

8 . The system of claim 3 , further comprising a light source in communication with the one or more fiber optic cables and configured to generate light for transmission to the fiber optic cable.

9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a housing, wherein at least a portion of the guide and at least a portion of the fiber optic tube are positioned within the housing.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the guide is configured to translate relative to the housing.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic tube comprises a central passage defined therein, and wherein at least a portion of the guide is positioned within the central passage.