Patent ID: 11877951
Assignee: ELIOS VISION, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus for delivering laser energy to a surface of a trabecular meshwork of an eye to treat glaucoma comprising:
an excimer laser source;
a probe configured to connect to the excimer laser source; and
a delivery tip connected to the probe, wherein the probe is configured to:
be inserted into the eye of a subject having the glaucoma;
be moved to a first position proximate to the trabecular meshwork in the eye;
deliver a first shot from the excimer laser source to create a first perforation in the trabecular meshwork;
be moved to a second position proximate to the trabecular meshwork; and
deliver a second shot from the excimer laser source to create a second perforation in the trabecular meshwork, wherein the first perforation and the second perforation form a line that runs transverse to a Schlemm's canal of the eye.