Patent ID: 7909816
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating an eye, comprising: a rigid cannula with a cannula lumen and having an inside diameter between about 20-25 gauge; and a rigid probe with an outside diameter that is smaller than the inside diameter of the cannula, the probe rotationally and axially positionable in the cannula lumen, and having a distal portion with a curved section that has at least one radius of curvature, the at least one radius of curvature selected to ensure passage of the curved section of the probe through the length of the cannula without interference; wherein the distal portion of the probe in use provides access to a region within an interior of the eye so as to allow the distal portion of the probe to sweep the region along the interior of the eye without flexing or deforming the probe.