Patent ID: 11896529
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An ophthalmic device, comprising:
a platform configured to elevate a portion of trabecular meshwork away from an outer wall of a Schlemm's canal, the platform comprising:
first and second portions;
a tip disposed at a first end of the first portion;
a ramp extending from the first end of the first portion to an intersection between a second end of the first portion and a first end of the second portion, the ramp continuously increasing from a first thickness at the first end of the first portion to a second thickness, greater than the first thickness, at the intersection between the second end of the first portion and the first end of the second portion; and
first and second blades extending from the ramp beginning at the intersection between the second end of the first portion and the first end of the second portion, the first and second blades configured to cut parallel incisions through the trabecular meshwork.