Device and method for generating a channel in an eye tissue layer for treatment of ocular disorders

Abstract

Surgical treatment of glaucoma involves creation of a sclerocorneal drainage channel, ensuring long-lasting controlled fluid flow and reduced intraocular pressure. Limitations relate to collateral damage to adjacent structures and outcomes being heavily reliant on the surgeon's expertise. The device described herein addresses such shortcomings. The device comprises a body for grasping, a piercing member including a proximal segment and a distal segment, the distal segment including a piercing tip at a distal end thereof, and a distal stabilizer element extending from a distal end of the body, the distal stabilizer element including a lumen, wherein the piercing member is configured to reciprocate from a stored position, wherein the proximal segment is retracted within the stabilizer lumen and the piercing tip extends outwardly from the stabilizer, and an extended position, wherein the distal segment and at least a portion of the proximal segment extend outwardly from the stabilizer.