Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery Device and Ocular Implant
Summary
USPTO has published patent application US20260096926A1 for a minimally invasive glaucoma surgery device and ocular implant by inventors Houfar Sekhavat and Nir Shoham-Hazon. The device is designed for office-based or operating room bleb forming procedures and includes a proximal segment for user grasping, a distal segment with a piercing member, and a pivot point mechanism allowing rotation between locked and unlocked configurations. The application was filed on October 24, 2025.
What changed
USPTO has published a new patent application for a medical device designed for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery procedures. The device includes a proximal segment for user grasping and a distal segment containing a piercing member configured to deliver an ocular implant into eye tissue to create a channel. The segments are coupled at a pivot point allowing rotation between locked and unlocked configurations.
Medical device manufacturers and healthcare technology companies should monitor this application as it represents potential future competition in the glaucoma treatment device space. Competitors developing similar ocular implant delivery systems may wish to review the claims upon patent grant to assess freedom-to-operate implications.
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MEDICAL DEVICE AND OCULAR IMPLANT FOR TREATMENT OF OCULAR DISORDERS
Application US20260096926A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
Houfar Sekhavat, Nir Shoham-Hazon
Abstract
A medical device for office-based/operating room bleb forming minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries. The medical device includes a proximal segment for grasping by a user, a distal segment that includes a piercing member coupled to and extending from the distal segment, wherein the piercing member is configured to contain and deliver an ocular implant into an eye tissue layer to obtain a channel, wherein the proximal segment and the distal segment being configured to couple to each other at a pivot point between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration, and wherein in the unlocked configuration, the proximal segment and the distal segment are rotatable relative to each other about a rotation axis at the pivot point.
CPC Classifications
A61F 9/00781 A61B 2017/00367 A61B 2017/00477 A61B 17/3468
Filing Date
2025-10-24
Application No.
19368524
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