Patent ID: 7824423
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical blade, comprising: a support arm having a first end configured to be coupled to a surgical tool and a second end; a curved cutting blade that arcs around the first end of the support arm, the curved cutting blade having a substantially flat cross-section across its width and a curved cross-section along its length, the curved cutting blade having a first end coupled to the second end of the support arm, the curved cutting blade also having a second end configured to be moved through an anterior surface of scleral tissue of an eye without passing through a posterior surface of the scleral tissue of the eye to make an incision, the incision having a form of a scleral pocket that is capable of receiving a scleral eye implant prosthesis; and a blade guide; wherein the support arm is configured to rotate the second end of the curved cutting blade through a first opening and a second opening of the blade guide during a single partial revolution of the curved cutting blade such that the second end of the curved cutting blade passes through the first opening of the blade guide before entering the scleral tissue of the eye and passes through the second opening of the blade guide after exiting the scleral tissue of the eye.