Patent ID: 9572717
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61N

Claim:
1. An intraocular probe for insertion into the eye to provide intraocular application of therapeutic light, comprising: a therapeutic light source for providing intraocular therapeutic light; a shield operably connected to said light source and having an aperture therein for directing said therapeutic light toward target tissues, said aperture being 180 degrees or less in cross-section, the shield shielding said therapeutic light from being directed toward other tissues and the eyes of a surgeon manipulating the light probe, whereby unwanted application of the light is diminished; wherein said aperture extends in a transverse direction and in a longitudinal direction with respect to a long axis of said shield and is configured to direct said therapeutic light in a forward and downward direction with respect to said long axis of said shield, and wherein said shield is configured to shield said therapeutic light from being emitted in other directions; wherein said shield has a tip that tapers with respect to said long axis of said shield, wherein said shield has a proximal end connected to said light source, and wherein said shield tapers at a distal end opposite from the end connected to said light source.