162 patents
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Ophthalmic Fluidics System with Eddy Current Pressure Sensor
11 Nov 20
Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring fluid pressure in an ophthalmic surgical system.
Shawn X. Gao, Ivan Milutinovic, Roderick S. Van, Vincent A. Baxter, Raphael Gordon
Filed: 26 Apr 20
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Dissolvable Polymeric Eye Inserts and Method of Using Same
4 Nov 20
Polymeric eye inserts are provided that may be dissolvable when placed in the cul-de-sac of the eye.
Howard Allen Ketelson, Rekha Rangarajan, Walter R. Laredo, Stephen John Collins
Filed: 30 Apr 20
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Adjustable Length Infusion Cannula
28 Oct 20
Certain embodiments provide an adjustable length infusion cannula having a cannula including a first proximal end and a first distal end, and a hub having a second proximal end, a second distal end, and a central aperture that extends between the second proximal end and the second distal end.
Steven T. Charles
Filed: 24 Mar 20
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Determining Eye Surface Contour Using Multifocal Keratometry
28 Oct 20
A system and method for determining eye surface contour using multifocal keratometry is disclosed.
Martin Eil, Ole Massow, Carsten Thomas, Sascha Birkner
Filed: 6 Jul 20
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Retinal Patch Graft and Biopsy Device
28 Oct 20
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and method of using a multifunctional device to cut/tab a graft from a donor region of an eye.
Steven T. Charles
Filed: 24 Mar 20
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Cannula System with Retention Feature
28 Oct 20
Certain embodiments provide a cannula system with a retention mechanism comprising a cannula, a hub coupled to the cannula, wherein a distal end of the cannula is configured to be inserted into a body part up to the hub, and a retention mechanism configured to create resistance for retaining the cannula inside the body part in response to force exerted on the cannula for pulling the cannula out of the body part.
Steven T. Charles
Filed: 24 Mar 20
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Silicone Hydrogel Lenses with Water-rich Surfaces
28 Oct 20
The invention is related to a hydrated silicone hydrogel contact lens having a layered structural configuration: a lower water content silicone hydrogel core (or bulk material) completely covered with a layer of a higher water content hydrogel totally or substantially free of silicone.
Yongxing Qiu, John Dallas Pruitt, Sibichen J. Thekveli, Robert Carey Tucker, Jared Nelson
Filed: 8 Jul 20
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Valve Cooling and Noise Suppression
28 Oct 20
Certain embodiments provide a cover mounted on top of a manifold, the cover comprising an exhaust opening and an inner surface forming a space between the inner surface of the cover and an outer surface of the manifold, wherein the space is configured to receive pressurized gas at an inlet positioned on a first side of a valve.
Jiansheng Zhou, Craig Fritch
Filed: 8 Apr 20
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Imaging System and Methods Displaying a Fused Multidimensional Reconstructed Image
21 Oct 20
A system, method, and apparatus for displaying a fused reconstructed image with a multidimensional image are disclosed.
Ashok Burton Tripathi, George Charles Polchin, Yen Ting Ng
Filed: 29 Jun 20
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In-situ Adjustable Intraocular Lens
14 Oct 20
The present disclosure provides an intralocular-lens (IOL) or ophthalmic device including an optic and at least one haptic, at least a portion of which is formed from a photoresponsive shape memory polymer network, such as a polydomain azo liquid crystalline polymer network (PD-LCN).
ALI AKINAY, XUWEI JIANG, JIAN LIU, JINGBO LIU
Filed: 5 Apr 20
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Method for Producing Coated Contact Lenses
14 Oct 20
The invention is generally related to a method for producing, in a consistent manner, contact lenses each having an intact durable coating thereon, wherein the coating is a hydrogel coating formed by covalently attached a hydrophilic polymeric material having azetidinium groups onto a base coating of a polyanionic polymer on a contact lens at a relatively low temperature (e.g., from about 40° C. to about 60° C.).
Newton T. Samuel, Yongxing Qiu, John Dallas Pruitt, Matthew McCollum
Filed: 8 Apr 20
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Soft Hydrophobic Acrylic Materials
7 Oct 20
Soft hydrophobic acrylic materials with improved resistance to fluid diffusion and suitable mechanical properties that allow deformation upon application of force are disclosed.
Xuwei Jiang, Douglas Schlueter
Filed: 17 Jun 20
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System and Method of Utilizing Computer-aided Identification with Medical Procedures
30 Sep 20
The disclosure provides a system that may receive an identification of a first patient; may receive a first template that includes first multiple locations associated with a face of the first patient and associated with the identification of the first patient; may determine second multiple locations associated with a face of a current patient; may determine a second template of the face of the current patient based at least on the second multiple locations associated with the face of the current patient; may determine if the first template matches the second template; if the first template matches the second template, may provide an indication that the current patient has been correctly identified as the first patient; and if the first template does not match the second template, may provide an indication that the current patient has not been identified.
Martin Eil
Filed: 8 Mar 20
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Systems and Methods for Identifying Material During an Ophthalmic Procedure Using Ac Impedance Measurement
30 Sep 20
Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying material aspirated during an ophthalmic procedure.
Dan Durant
Filed: 22 Mar 20
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System and Method of Utilizing One or More Images of an Eye In Medical Procedures
30 Sep 20
The disclosure provides a system that may acquire, via an image sensor, an image of an eye of a person; may determine a location of an iris of the eye from the image; may determine a position of a suction ring from the image; may display, via a display, the image; may display, via the display, a first graphic overlay on the image that indicates the location of the iris of the eye; may display, via the display, a second graphic overlay on the image that indicates the position of the suction ring; may determine multiple iris structures from the image; may determine an orientation of the eye based at least on the multiple iris structures from the image; and may display, via the display, information that indicates the orientation of the eye.
Johannes Loerner
Filed: 9 Mar 20
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System and Method of Utilizing Data of Medical Systems
30 Sep 20
The present disclosure provides a system that may receive first sensor data associated with first measurements of multiple components of respective multiple medical systems; may determine first one or more classifiers based at least on first user input; may receive second sensor data associated with second measurements of the multiple components; may determine, based at least on the first one or more classifiers and based at least on the second sensor data, at least two services to be provided to respective at least a first two of the multiple medical systems; may receive third sensor data associated with third measurements of multiple components respectively associated with the at least the first two of the multiple medical systems; and may determine, without the first user input and without second user input, second one or more classifiers based at least on the third sensor data.
Heiko Bohn, Peter Martin
Filed: 10 Mar 20
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Pressure Control In Phacoemulsification System
23 Sep 20
A surgical system comprises a pressurized irrigation fluid source; an irrigation line fluidly coupled to the pressurized irrigation fluid source; a hand piece fluidly coupled to the irrigation line; and a controller for controlling the pressurized irrigation fluid source.
Mikhail Boukhny, Raphael Gordon, Michael D. Morgan, Gary P. Sorensen
Filed: 10 Jun 20
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High Refractive Index, High Abbe Number Intraocular Lens Materials
16 Sep 20
Disclosed are high refractive index, hydrophobic, acrylic materials.
DOUGLAS SCHLUETER
Filed: 31 May 20
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Vitrectomy Probe
9 Sep 20
In some embodiments, a vitrectomy probe may include an inner cutting tube reciprocating in an outer tube.
Jose Luis Lopez, Matthew Douglas McCawley, Brian William McDonell, Timothy C. Ryan, John R. Underwood, Salomon Valencia, Jack Robert Auld
Filed: 30 Mar 20
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Enhanced Visually Directed Procedures Under Low Ambient Light Conditions
26 Aug 20
Performance of enhanced visually directed procedures under low ambient lighting conditions.
Ashok Burton Tripathi
Filed: 11 May 20