Patent ID: 11877954
Assignee: SIGHT SCIENCES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A bladeless device for tearing trabecular meshwork of an eye of a subject, the device comprising:
a shaft comprising a distal end; and
a bladeless tip coupled to the distal end of the shaft, the tip comprising:
an elongate lower foot configured to be inserted into Schlemm's canal, the lower foot comprising a central longitudinal axis that is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the shaft;
an elongate upper foot positioned proximally of the lower foot and configured to be positioned over the trabecular meshwork; and
a groove formed between the lower foot and the upper foot and configured to grasp a portion of the trabecular meshwork,
wherein the upper foot comprises a plantar surface extending from a closed back of the groove, and wherein the plantar surface is obliquely angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft.