■ New World Medical announced US Food and Drug Administration registration of the KDB Glide as a Class 1 device, designed to give surgeons a refined, precise experience performing excisional goniotomy for treatment of glaucoma. The KDB Glide device improves on the successful Kahook Dual Blade technology by adding new features: a rounded heel, tapered sides, and a smaller footplate to deliver an optimal interface with Schlemm’s canal, permitting precise excision with the instrument’s dual blades, even in variable anatomy.

“We’re very excited to launch KDB Glide, giving surgeons more features that provide a smooth and elegant approach to the trusted goniotomy procedure,” said Bilal Khan, CEO of New World Medical, in a news release.