Patent ID: 8715307
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for performing an incision in a region of interest of a patient, the device comprising: a housing having an elongate slot at one end thereof; a blade arranged to be biased in a retracted position within the housing in a pre-operating position and a post-operating position; a guide having a cam having an arcuate profile having a curved valley portion of a substantially central portion of the profile for guiding the blade through a pre-determined cutting path, and for guiding the blade from the pre-operating position through an operating position to the post-operating position; and a plate including: wherein the blade is guided through the pre-determined cutting path of the blade by contact of the guide protrusion with the arcuate profile of the guide to make the incision having a parabolic shape; wherein the blade holder is connected to the trigger through the bias and the blade, the bias and the trigger are configured to rotate about a point on the housing when the trigger is depressed, wherein the blade is rotated through the pre-determined cutting path.