Apparatus and method for securing ocular tissue

摘要

An ocular fixation device includes a body configured to be placed on an eye. The ocular fixation device also includes multiple twist picks configured to be turned to secure the body to the eye and to release the body from the eye. The body includes connection points on which a surgical tool is mountable on the body.

主权项

1. An ocular fixation device comprising:
a body configured to be placed over a sclera or a limbus of an eye, the body comprising multiple openings each extending through the body to a bottom surface of the body; and multiple twist picks configured to attach the body to the sclera or the limbus of the eye and to release the body from the sclera or the limbus of the eye, each opening of the body configured to receive one of the twist picks; wherein the body further comprises one or more connection points on which a surgical tool is mountable on the body after the body is attached to the eye; wherein each twist pick comprises one or more angled projections at an end of the twist pick, each projection configured to (i) enter into the sclera or the limbus of the eye in response to rotation of the twist pick in a first direction and (ii) exit the sclera or the limbus of the eye in response to rotation of the twist pick in a second direction; and wherein each twist pick is rotatable independent of the other twist picks.