AqueSys, Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150133946 | INTRAOCULAR SHUNT INSERTER - An inserter for treating glaucoma can comprise a housing, a needle, a plunger, a slider component, and a drive component. The drive component is disposed within a cavity of the housing and rotatable within the cavity to result in movement along a longitudinal axis of the inserter to the needle and the plunger upon rotation of the drive component. The slider component is coupled to the housing and slidable along an elongate groove of the drive component such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing. | 05-14-2015 |
20140243730 | INTRAOCULAR SHUNT IMPLANTATION METHODS AND DEVICES - The present invention generally relates to devices and methods of implanting an intraocular shunt into an eye. In certain aspects, methods of the invention involve creating an opening in the sclera, and positioning a shunt in the anterior chamber of the eye such that the shunt terminates via the opening in the intra-scleral space, thereby facilitating fluid flow through both the opening and the intra-scleral space. | 08-28-2014 |
20140236067 | ADJUSTABLE GLAUCOMA IMPLANT - Methods and devices for adjusting or configuring the flow rate of an intraocular shunt are provided whereby hypotony can be avoided by increasing the flow rate through the device. In some embodiments, the device is a shunt that can have a first flow that can be modified to a second flow by modifying the shunt, such as by cutting the shunt. Additionally, one or more dissolvable portions can be present to provide an initial flow restriction and subsequent increase in flow over time. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236066 | ADJUSTABLE INTRAOCULAR FLOW REGULATION - Methods and devices for adjusting or configuring the flow rate of an intraocular shunt are provided whereby hypotony can be avoided by increasing the flow rate through the device. In some embodiments, the device is a shunt that can have a first flow that can be modified to a second flow by modifying the shunt, such as by cutting the shunt. Additionally, one or more dissolvable portions can be present to provide an initial flow restriction and subsequent increase in flow over time. | 08-21-2014 |
20140180189 | INTRAOCULAR SHUNT PLACEMENT - Methods are provided for using an intraocular shunt deployment device to deploy an intraocular shunt from the device and into an eye. | 06-26-2014 |
20140018720 | SHUNT PLACEMENT THROUGH THE SCLERA - The present invention generally relates to intraocular shunts, and in particular, to intraocular shunts configured to form a drainage pathway between the anterior chamber and the intra-Tenon's space. | 01-16-2014 |
20130253406 | METHODS FOR DEPLOYING INTRAOCULAR SHUNTS - The present invention generally relates to methods for deploying intraocular shunts without the use of an optical apparatus that contacts an eye, such as a goniolens. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve inserting into an eye a deployment device configured to hold an intraocular shunt, determining that a distal portion of the device is properly positioned within the eye without use of an optical apparatus that contacts the eye, and deploying the shunt from the device. | 09-26-2013 |
20130150770 | METHODS FOR PLACING A SHUNT INTO THE INTRA-SCLERAL SPACE - The present invention generally relates to intraocular shunts, and in particular, to intraocular shunts configured to form a drainage pathway between the anterior chamber and the intra-scleral space. | 06-13-2013 |
20130149429 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING GELATIN SHUNTS - The invention generally relates to systems and methods for making gelatin shunts. In certain embodiments, the invention provides methods that may involve moving a wire through a bath including a bottom layer of liquid gelatin and a top layer of water, thereby coating the wire with gelatin, moving the gelatin coated wire through an aperture, and drying the gelatin on the wire in a humidity controlled space, thereby manufacturing a gelatin shunt. In other embodiments, the invention provides systems that may include a motor, a wire operably coupled to the motor for movement of the wire, a temperature controllable bath, an aperture plate situated in a top portion of the bath, and an ultrasonic fogger, in which the system is configured such that the wire moves through the bath, through the aperture plate, and into the ultrasonic fogger. | 06-13-2013 |
20120197175 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR RELIEVING PRESSURE IN AN ORGAN - The invention generally relates to shunts in which at least a portion of the body includes a drug. | 08-02-2012 |
20120165723 | METHODS FOR IMPLANTING A SOFT GEL SHUNT IN THE SUPRACHOROIDAL SPACE - The invention generally relates to methods for implanting a soft gel shunt in the suprachoroidal space. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve inserting into the eye a hollow shaft configured to hold a soft gel intraocular shunt, deploying the soft gel shunt from the hollow shaft such that the shunt forms a passage from the anterior chamber of the eye to the suprachoroidal space of the eye, and withdrawing the hollow shaft from the eye. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165722 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING A SHUNT IN THE SUPRACHOROIDAL SPACE - The invention generally relates to devices and methods for implanting a shunt in the suprachoroidal space of an eye. In certain aspects, devices of the invention include a housing, a deployment mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing, and a flexible hollow shaft coupled to the deployment mechanism, in which the shaft holds an intraocular shunt, and is configured to self-guide the shunt along a scleral spur of an eye as the shunt is deployed from the shaft. Such a device may be inserted into an eye and used to deploy a shunt within the eye such that a proximal portion of the shunt receives fluid from an anterior chamber of an eye and a distal portion of the shunt directs the fluid to the suprachoroidal space. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165721 | SYSTEMS FOR DEPLOYING INTRAOCULAR SHUNTS - The present invention generally relates to systems for deploying intraocular shunts without the use of an optical apparatus that contacts an eye, such as a goniolens. In certain embodiments, systems of the invention include a locking mechanism, and a device configured to hold and deploy an intraocular shunt, in which a distal portion of the device is movable within a proximal portion of the device and the distal portion of the device is configured to mate with the locking mechanism to prevent movement of the distal portion when the locking mechanism is engaged. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165720 | INTRAOCULAR SHUNTS - The present invention generally relates to different types of intraocular shunts. | 06-28-2012 |
20120123440 | METHODS FOR DEPLOYING AN INTRAOCULAR SHUNT FROM A DEPLOYMENT DEVICE AND INTO AN EYE - The invention generally relates to methods for using an intraocular shunt deployment device to deploy an intraocular shunt from the device and into an eye. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123439 | INTRAOCULAR SHUNT DEPLOYMENT DEVICES - The invention generally relates to devices for deploying an intraocular shunt within an eye. In certain embodiments, devices of the invention include a housing, a deployment mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing, and a hollow shaft coupled to the deployment mechanism, in which the shaft is configured to hold an intraocular shunt, and in which rotation of the deployment mechanism results in deployment of the shunt. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123438 | METHODS FOR INTRA-TENON'S SHUNT PLACEMENT - The present invention generally relates to the reduction of intraocular pressure, and in particular, to methods for treating glaucoma by insertion of an intraocular shunt in the eye such that it forms a drainage pathway between the anterior chamber and the intra-Tenon's space. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123437 | METHODS FOR TREATING CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA - The present invention generally relates to methods for treating closed angle glaucoma. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve inserting into an eye a deployment device configured to hold an intraocular shunt, using the device to re-open an at least partially closed anterior chamber angle of an eye, and deploying the shunt from the device. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123436 | DEVICES FOR DEPLOYING INTRAOCULAR SHUNTS - The present invention generally relates to devices for deploying intraocular shunts without the use of an optical apparatus that contacts an eye, such as a goniolens. In certain embodiments, devices of the invention include a housing, a deployment mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing, and a hollow shaft coupled inside the housing to the deployment mechanism, in which the shaft is configured to hold an intraocular shunt, and the device includes an insertion configuration and a deployment configuration and the insertion configuration involves the shaft being fully disposed within the housing. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123435 | DEVICES FOR DEPLOYING INTRAOCULAR SHUNTS - The present invention generally relates to devices for deploying intraocular shunts without the use of an optical apparatus that contacts an eye, such as a goniolens. In certain embodiments, devices of the invention include a housing, in which a distal end of the housing includes a protrusion, a deployment mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing, and a hollow shaft coupled to the deployment mechanism, in which the shaft is configured to hold an intraocular shunt. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123434 | DEVICES FOR DEPLOYING INTRAOCULAR SHUNTS - The present invention generally relates to devices for deploying intraocular shunts without the use of an optical apparatus that contacts an eye, such as a goniolens. In certain embodiments, devices of the invention include a housing including an angled distal end, a deployment mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing, and a hollow shaft coupled to the deployment mechanism, in which the shaft is configured to hold an intraocular shunt. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123433 | METHODS FOR DEPLOYING INTRAOCULAR SHUNTS - The present invention generally relates to methods for deploying intraocular shunts without the use of an optical apparatus that contacts an eye, such as a goniolens. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve inserting into an eye a deployment device configured to hold an intraocular shunt, determining that a distal portion of the device is properly positioned within the eye without use of an optical apparatus that contacts the eye, and deploying the shunt from the device. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123430 | DEVICES FOR DEPLOYING INTRAOCULAR SHUNTS - The present invention generally relates to devices for deploying intraocular shunts without the use of an optical apparatus that contacts an eye, such as a goniolens. In certain embodiments, devices of the invention include a housing including a proximal portion and a distal portion, in which the distal portion is movable within the proximal portion, a deployment mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing, and a hollow shaft coupled to the deployment mechanism, in which the shaft is configured to hold an intraocular shunt. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123317 | METHODS FOR IMPLANATION OF GLAUCOMA SHUNTS - The present invention generally relates to the reduction of intraocular pressure, and in particular, to improved methods for implanting an intraocular shunt in the eye to treat glaucoma. The methods provide for implantation of an intraocular shunt while minimizing the risk of severe eye trauma due to the interaction between the deployment device and the surrounding eye tissue. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123316 | INTRAOCULAR SHUNTS FOR PLACEMENT IN THE INTRA-TENON'S SPACE - The present invention generally relates to intraocular shunts, and in particular, to intraocular shunts configured to form a drainage pathway between the anterior chamber and the intra-Tenon's space. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123315 | INTRAOCULAR SHUNTS - The present invention generally relates to different types of intraocular shunts. | 05-17-2012 |
20110118745 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR RELIEVING PRESSURE IN AN ORGAN - Methods, systems and apparatus for relieving pressure in an organ such as, but not limited to, the eye are disclosed. The method includes implanting a bioabsorbable, channel into the selected area of the organ using a delivery apparatus. | 05-19-2011 |
20100121249 | METHODS FOR REDUCING PRESSURE IN AN ORGAN - Methods, system and apparatus for relieving pressure in an organ such as, but not limited to, the eye are disclosed. The method includes implanting a bioabsorbable channel into the selected area of the organ using a delivery apparatus. | 05-13-2010 |
20100121248 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING PRESSURE IN AN ORGAN - Methods, system and apparatus for relieving pressure in an organ such as, but not limited to, the eye are disclosed. The method includes implanting a bioabsorbable channel into the selected area of the organ using a delivery apparatus. | 05-13-2010 |
20100119696 | MANUFACTURE OF AN ORGAN IMPLANT - Methods, system and apparatus for relieving pressure in an organ such as, but not limited to, the eye are disclosed. The method includes implanting a bioabsorbable channel into the selected area of the organ using a delivery apparatus. | 05-13-2010 |
20100100104 | SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING PRESSURE IN AN ORGAN - Methods, system and apparatus for relieving pressure in an organ such as, but not limited to, the eye are disclosed. The method includes implanting a bioabsorbable channel into the selected area of the organ using a delivery apparatus. | 04-22-2010 |