Patent ID: 8500767

Claim:
A surgical blade, comprising: a cutting blade configured to be moved by a surgical tool through scleral tissue of an eye to make an incision, the cutting blade comprising: a blade portion; a detachable scleral eye implant prosthesis having a first end attached to the blade portion; and a detachable tip attached to a second end of the detachable scleral eye implant prosthesis; wherein the cutting blade is configured such that movement of the cutting blade causes: the detachable tip to enter the scleral tissue of the eye before the detachable scleral eye implant prosthesis enters the scleral tissue of the eye; and the detachable tip to exit the scleral tissue of the eye while the detachable scleral eye implant prosthesis remains in the incision in the scleral tissue of the eye.