Guide apparatus for tangential entry into suprachoroidal space

US11000410B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Gyroscope Therapeutics Limited · GB

Inventors

• Brendan J. Oberkircher · Cincinnati, US
• Benjamin L. Ko · Cincinnati, US
• Robert Roth · Cincinnati, US
• Mark S. Ortiz · Milford, US
• Thomas E. Meyer · Stillwater, US
• Franklin S. Busch · South Bend, US
• Isaac J. Khan · Bound Brook, US
• Michael F. Keane · North Wales, US
• Anna R. Raymond · Oregon, US
• Jacob W. Schubert · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 31, 2017
• Grant date: May 11, 2021
• Expiry date: May 31, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F9/0136
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus includes a body and a pair of rigid legs extending from the body. The body includes an engagement feature configured to engage a deployment instrument. The legs are parallel with each other. Each leg has a sharp tip. The legs both extend along a plane. The body defines a guide opening. The guide opening is oriented transversely relative to the plane associated with the legs. The guide opening is sized to receive a cannula having a generally flat profile. The guide opening is configured to guide the cannula through a sclerotomy at a substantially tangential orientation.