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US 12,336,933 · App. 18/060,484 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Systems and methods for viscoelastic delivery

Inventors: Wayne A. Noda (Mission Viejo, CA); Omar Harouny (Rancho Cucamonga, CA); Daniel Hyman (Foothill Ranch, CA)
Assignee: Alcon Inc.
A61F9/0017A61F9/00781
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Patent No.
US 12,336,933
App. No.
18/060,484
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and device for reducing intraocular pressure in a patient. The method may comprise administering a viscoelastic material in Schlemm's canal to open aqueous humor outflow pathways. The device is adapted to perform the method. The viscoelastic material may be configured to lower the intraocular pressure within the eye.

Claims (28)

1. A method of treating an eye of a patient with an ocular system, comprising:

inserting a distal end of a cannula of the ocular system into an anterior chamber of the eye;

placing the cannula into fluid communication with Schlemm's canal, a conduit being disposed within the cannula;

actuating a first control of the ocular system to advance the conduit from the cannula into Schlemm's canal;

pressurizing a volume of viscoelastic material within a viscoelastic module by pressurizing a reservoir within the viscoelastic module, wherein the viscoelastic module is disposed outside of a handle of the ocular system; and

actuating a second control of the ocular system to administer the viscoelastic material from a viscoelastic delivery port of the conduit into Schlemm's canal without moving the conduit, wherein the first control and the second control are disposed on the handle.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising actuating the first control to retract the conduit within Schlemm's canal and into the cannula.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of actuating the second control comprises actuating the second control of the ocular system to administer the viscoelastic material from the viscoelastic module into the conduit.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the cannula extends from the handle.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein pressurizing the volume of viscoelastic material comprises applying a spring to a plunger of a viscoelastic syringe disposed within the viscoelastic module.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein pressurizing the reservoir comprises compressing a spring engaged with a wall of the reservoir.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein compressing the spring comprises operating an actuator extending from the viscoelastic module.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising filling the reservoir with viscoelastic material from a viscoelastic syringe.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising advancing viscoelastic material from the reservoir into the conduit.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of advancing viscoelastic material from the reservoir into the conduit is performed after the step of filling the reservoir with viscoelastic material from the viscoelastic syringe.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing tactile feedback while actuating the first control, the tactile feedback being correlated with a length of the conduit moving into or out of the cannula.

12. A method of treating an eye of a patient with an ocular system, comprising:

advancing an ocular implant into Schlemm's canal;

inserting a cannula of the ocular system into an anterior chamber of the eye;

placing the cannula into fluid communication with Schlemm's canal;

actuating a first control to advance a conduit from the cannula into Schlemm's canal;

pressurizing a volume of viscoelastic material within a viscoelastic module by pressurizing a reservoir within the viscoelastic module, wherein the viscoelastic module is disposed outside of a handle of the ocular system; and

actuating a second control to administer viscoelastic material from the conduit into Schlemm's canal without moving the conduit, wherein the viscoelastic material is administered after the ocular implant is advanced, wherein the first control and the second control are disposed on the handle.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of actuating the second control comprises actuating the second control of the ocular system to administer the viscoelastic material from the viscoelastic module into the conduit.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the cannula extends from the handle.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein pressurizing the volume of viscoelastic material comprises applying a spring to a plunger of a viscoelastic syringe disposed within the viscoelastic module.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein pressurizing the reservoir comprises compressing a spring engaged with a wall of the reservoir.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein compressing the spring comprises operating an actuator extending from the viscoelastic module.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2022
From: NODA, WAYNE A.; HAROUNY, OMAR; HYMAN, DANIEL
To: IVANTIS, INC.
Reel/Frame 061929/0636 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2022
From: IVANTIS, INC.
To: ALCON INC.
Reel/Frame 061929/0714 →
Continuity (4)
Division 17572064 · Jan 10, 2022
Provisional Application 63236598 · Aug 24, 2021
Provisional Application 63136148 · Jan 11, 2021
Related Publication 20230089016A1 · Mar 23, 2023
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