Patent ID: 7041077

Claim:
An ophthalmic shunt implantable in an eye, comprising: an elongate body having a forward end, a spaced back end, and an insertion head extending from the forward end of the elongate body, the insertion head having a top surface and defining a shearing edge constructed and arranged for cutting eye tissue engaged thereby, the body having a substantially fusiform cross-sectional shape, the forward end and the insertion head of said body further defining a shoulder surface; and a tubular enclosed conduit having a first end defined on a portion of the top surface of said insertion head and extending through said body from the forward end to the back end thereof, the first end being spaced from the shearing edge and the shoulder surface of said body, wherein the elongate body is configured to position at least a portion of the insertion head and the first end of the conduit through an incision formed by the shearing edge of the insertion head and into fluid communication with the anterior chamber of the eye and to seat at least a portion of the shoulder surface of the insertion head against the incision to seal the incision.