| abstract |
Ocular implant delivery assemblies (10) are provided which include a cannula (12) having a lumen (14) extending therethrough, a proximal end (16), a proximal end opening (18), a distal end (22), a distal end opening (24), and a lumen extending through the cannula. A removable distal closure element (32) is provided for closing the distal end opening, and a removable proximal closure element (36) is provided for closing the proximal end opening. An ocular implant (40) is located in the lumen. The implant may be sealed in the cannula without the addition of a liquid carrier or it may be contained in a liquid carrier medium in the cannula. The implant may be made up of a number of microparticles having different compositions or different forms. The assembly also includes a sleeve (48) located on the proximal end of the cannula and suitable for coupling the assembly to a syringe containing a pushing gel. |