Patent ID: 9333370
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A device for treatment of target ocular tissue comprising: a light energy handpiece and a removable tip, the removable tip comprising: a hollow conduit/cavity configured to surround a light guide in the handpiece; a support extension having a length longer than a length of the hollow conduit/cavity; a shielding extension coupled to the support extension at an angle less than 180 degrees and located distal to the hollow conduit; the shielding extension configured to be inserted behind an eyelid and extend to the fornix, the shielding extension comprised of a thermally insulative material; wherein the shielding extension comprises at least two layers; wherein a first layer is a proximal layer to the handpiece and the second layer is a distal layer of the shielding extension; and wherein the distal layer is configured to be in direct contact with posterior organs to be protected and the proximal layer is configured to be in contact with the eyelid; wherein the distal layer has high thermal insulative properties and the proximal layer has high thermal conductivity properties and low thermal capacity.