130 patents
Utility
Foot controller with adjustable treadle
23 Feb 21
The disclosed embodiments of the present technology relate to a foot controller with an adjustable treadle assembly including an adjustable treadle surface member slidably coupled to a fixed treadle plate and a latch assembly to adjust the adjustable treadle surface member to fixed positions relative to the treadle plate.
Geoffrey C. Jawidzik
Filed: 17 Sep 19
Utility
Lipid-based ophthalmic emulsion
23 Feb 21
The present invention is directed to a lipid-based ophthalmic emulsion.
Howard Allen Ketelson, James W. Davis, Rekha Rangarajan
Filed: 21 Feb 19
Utility
Ophthalmic lubrication system and associated apparatus, systems, and methods
16 Feb 21
Devices, systems, and methods including a lubricating solution bath for a pump integrated into an ophthalmic surgical hand piece are provided.
John Morgan Bourne, Glenn Robert Sussman, John Richard Carpenter
Filed: 10 Apr 19
Utility
Vitrectomy probe with integral valve
16 Feb 21
A vitrectomy apparatus for performing an ocular surgery may include a vitrectomy probe body graspable by a user and a cutter extending from the body and comprising an inner tube and an outer tube.
Brian William McDonell
Filed: 23 Mar 18
Utility
Photodisruption-based vitrectomy system
16 Feb 21
In a general aspect, a vitrectomy system is adapted to use photodisruption to rupture eye tissue.
Gerald David Bacher, Brian William McDonell, Michael J. Papac
Filed: 7 Jun 18
Utility
Poly(meth)acrylamide-based copolymers with carboxyl-terminated pendant chains
16 Feb 21
The invention is related to a class of hydrophilic poly(meth)acrylamide-based copolymers each comprising dangling (i.e., pendant) reactive chains each terminated with a carboxyl group groups and at least 50% by mole of (meth)acrylamide repeating units relative to all repeating units of the hydrophilic poly(meth)acrylamide-based copolymer.
Frank Chang, Feng Jing, Troy Vernon Holland, Chung-Yuan Chiang, John Dallas Pruitt
Filed: 17 Jul 18
Utility
Silicone hydrogel lens with a crosslinked hydrophilic coating
16 Feb 21
The invention is related to a cost-effective method for making a silicone hydrogel contact lens having a crosslinked hydrophilic coating thereon.
Yongxing Qiu, Newton T. Samuel, John Dallas Pruitt, Chandana Kolluru, Arturo Norberto Medina, Lynn Cook Winterton, Daqing Wu, Xinming Qian, Jared Nelson
Filed: 19 Dec 19
Utility
Intraocular lens having an asymmetric hinged closed-loop haptic structure
9 Feb 21
An ophthalmic device includes an optic having an optic axis and a closed-loop haptic structure coupled with the optic.
Stephen John Collins
Filed: 9 Aug 18
Utility
Delivery system for ocular implant
9 Feb 21
A delivery system is disclosed which can be used to deliver an ocular implant into a target location within the eye via an ab interno procedure.
Michael Schaller, David Lari, Luke Clauson, Nathan White, Richard S. Lilly, Matthew Newell, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed
Filed: 5 Mar 18
Utility
Segmentation in optical coherence tomography imaging
9 Feb 21
A method for improving segmentation in optical coherence tomography imaging.
Hugang Ren
Filed: 26 Nov 18
Utility
Stereoscopic visualization camera and integrated robotics platform
9 Feb 21
A robotic imaging apparatus is disclosed.
Maximiliano Ramirez Luna, Michael Weissman, Thomas Paul Riederer, George Charles Polchin, Ashok Burton Tripathi, Patrick Terry
Filed: 29 Apr 19
Utility
Ophthalmic devices for delivery of hydrophobic comfort agents
9 Feb 21
The invention relates to a soft hydrogel contact lens, especially a silicone hydrogel contact lens, which has a capability of delivering a hydrophobic comfort agent into the eye of a wearer.
John Dallas Pruitt, Lynn Cook Winterton, Jared Nelson
Filed: 6 Nov 18
Utility
Intraocular lenses having closed-loop ring haptic structures
2 Feb 21
An ophthalmic device includes an optic including an optic axis and a periphery and a closed-loop ring haptic structure coupled with the optic.
Stephen John Collins, Jian Liu, Michael Lee Mangum, Douglas Brent Wensrich
Filed: 27 Sep 18
Utility
Ophthalmic cannula and retaining feature therefor
2 Feb 21
A cannula may include a tubular section having a distal end, a proximal end, and forming a passage, and an elastomeric membrane coupled to and encircling the tubular section.
Francisco Javier Ochoa
Filed: 11 Jul 18
Utility
Glaucoma treatment device
2 Feb 21
Methods and devices are adapted for implanting into the eye.
Eugene de Juan, Jr., Stephen Boyd, Mark E. Deem, Hanson S. Gifford, III, Dan Rosenman
Filed: 20 Sep 17
Utility
Cast-molding process for producing contact lenses
2 Feb 21
Described herein is a cast-molding process for producing contact lenses in a relatively short curing time.
Troy Vernon Holland, Frank Chang, Ryan DeSousa
Filed: 28 Aug 18
Utility
Packaging container of a contact lens
26 Jan 21
A packaging container (1) for a contact lens comprises a shell (2).
Nils Schweizer, Kai Breburda, Felix Brinckmann, Gabriela Cocora, Lukas Lomb
Filed: 22 Mar 19
Utility
Syringe
26 Jan 21
In a general aspect, a syringe terminates the dispensing of a fluid based on a force applied to a plunger member of the syringe.
Pooria Sharif Kashani, Omeed Paydar
Filed: 30 Apr 18
Utility
Multi-functional surgical foot controller with integrated shroud
26 Jan 21
Multi-functional foot controller with treadle for controlling a first function and as an integrated shroud for a switch that controls an additional function.
Geoffrey C. Jawidzik
Filed: 20 Aug 19
Utility
Vitreous cutter pneumatic driver
19 Jan 21
Systems and methods for driving the cutter of a vitrectomy handpiece using a substantially hermetically sealed system having a pneumatic pump for alternatively creating both positive pressure for pushing a first side of a diaphragm in the vitreous cutter and pulling negative pressure to pull the other side of the diagram, and vice versa.
Conrad Sawicz
Filed: 6 Dec 18