WO2003015659A3 - Improved shunt device and method for treating glaucoma - Google Patents
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 - WO2003015659A3 WO2003015659A3 PCT/US2002/026100 US0226100W WO03015659A3 WO 2003015659 A3 WO2003015659 A3 WO 2003015659A3 US 0226100 W US0226100 W US 0226100W WO 03015659 A3 WO03015659 A3 WO 03015659A3
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 - shunt device
 - treating glaucoma
 - improved shunt
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
 - A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
 - A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
 - A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
 
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- 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
 
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- 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
 - A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
 - A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
 - A61F2/14—Eye parts, e.g. lenses or corneal implants; Artificial eyes
 
 
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Abstract
Priority Applications (7)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title | 
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| BRPI0211969-2A BR0211969A (en) | 2001-08-16 | 2002-08-16 | improved bypass device and its deployment method | 
| EP02757159A EP1416985A2 (en) | 2001-08-16 | 2002-08-16 | Improved shunt device and method for treating glaucoma | 
| KR10-2004-7002309A KR20040036912A (en) | 2001-08-16 | 2002-08-16 | Improved shunt device and method for treating glaucoma | 
| JP2003520421A JP2005525835A (en) | 2001-08-16 | 2002-08-16 | Improved short circuit device and improved short circuit method for treating glaucoma | 
| MXPA04001330A MXPA04001330A (en) | 2001-08-16 | 2002-08-16 | Improved shunt device and method for treating glaucoma. | 
| CA002457137A CA2457137A1 (en) | 2001-08-16 | 2002-08-16 | Improved shunt device and method for treating glaucoma | 
| NO20040635A NO20040635L (en) | 2001-08-16 | 2004-02-12 | Improved shunt device and method for treating glaucoma | 
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title | 
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| US31279901P | 2001-08-16 | 2001-08-16 | |
| US60/312,799 | 2001-08-16 | 
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| WO2003015659A2 WO2003015659A2 (en) | 2003-02-27 | 
| WO2003015659A3 true WO2003015659A3 (en) | 2003-05-01 | 
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date | 
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| PCT/US2002/026100 WO2003015659A2 (en) | 2001-08-16 | 2002-08-16 | Improved shunt device and method for treating glaucoma | 
Country Status (10)
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| EP (1) | EP1416985A2 (en) | 
| JP (1) | JP2005525835A (en) | 
| KR (1) | KR20040036912A (en) | 
| CN (1) | CN1592640A (en) | 
| BR (1) | BR0211969A (en) | 
| CA (1) | CA2457137A1 (en) | 
| MX (1) | MXPA04001330A (en) | 
| NO (1) | NO20040635L (en) | 
| RU (1) | RU2004107571A (en) | 
| WO (1) | WO2003015659A2 (en) | 
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| US9492320B2 (en) | 1999-04-26 | 2016-11-15 | Glaukos Corporation | Shunt device and method for treating ocular disorders | 
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| MXPA04001330A (en) | 2004-05-05 | 
| WO2003015659A2 (en) | 2003-02-27 | 
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| EP1416985A2 (en) | 2004-05-12 | 
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