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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6824525 | Surgical cassette and consumables for combined ophthalmic surgical procedure A surgical cassette for use in a combined anterior segment and posterior segment ophthalmic surgical procedure is disclosed. The surgical cassette includes an irrigation inlet for receiving irrigation fluid from a source, a first irrigation outlet for providing irri... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6743245 | Asynchronous method of operating microsurgical instruments An improved, asynchronous method of operating a microsurgical instrument, such as a vitrectomy probe. The instrument includes a port for receiving tissue and an inner cutting member. A flow of tissue is induced into the port with a vacuum source. The port is at leas... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6659998 | Mappable foot controller for microsurgical system A microsurgical system, and a method of mapping the surgical functions of the microsurgical system to a foot controller operatively coupled with the system, are disclosed. The microsurgical system includes a computer, a foot controller operatively coupled... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6653422 | Foldable ophthalmic and otorhinolaryngological device materials Disclosed are soft, high refractive index, acrylic materials having an elongation of at least 150%. These materials, especially useful as intraocular lens materials, contain an aryl acrylic hydrophobic monomer as the single principal device-forming monome... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6632887 | Coating compositions and methods for reducing edge glare in implantable ophthalmic lenses Hydrophilic coatings for implantable ophthalmic lenses are disclosed. The coatings, which are applied to the edge surface of the ophthalmic lens, comprise a hydrophobic (meth)acrylic polymer and a hydrophilic polymer. When hydrated, the coatings reduce or... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6632905 | Covalently-bound, hydrophilic coating compositions for surgical implants Covalently-bound, hydrophilic copolymer coatings for implants are disclosed. The copolymer coatings comprise 2-phenylethyl (meth)acrylate, a hydrophilic monomer selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates and acrylamides, and a reac... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6626445 | Cart for surgical console An improved cart for a surgical console. The cart includes a base, an internal frame coupled to the base, and an external housing substantially encasing the internal frame. The external housing comprises a single piece of molded plastic. The external hous... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6599286 | Laser ablation zone restriction system and method A system for protecting a sector of tissue from exposure to surgically directed radiation includes a processor and an input device, a camera, and an output screen in electronic communication with the processor. A software resident on the processor receive... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6596000 | Instrument for positioning an intracorneal optical lens An instrument for positioning an intracorneal optical lens within an intracorneal pocket is disclosed. The instrument generally includes a handle and a cannula associated with and having a distal portion extending from the handle. The cannula is for fluid... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6578963 | Wavefront sensor for objective measurement of an optical system and associated methods A wavefront sensor includes an afocal relay stage for magnifying an incoming wavefront reflected from a source plane. In an exemplary application, a retina of an eye reflects an impinging light beam thereon to form a series of wavefronts. A lenslet array ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568808 | Eye tracker control system and method A system and method for controlling an eye movement tracker includes monitoring a plurality of eye positions by following a feature using the tracker. An optical beam is sent into the eye, and an intensity of a reflected beam from the eye is sensed at eac... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565209 | Range-extending system and spatial filter for enhancing Hartmann-Shack images and associated methods A range of a wavefront sensor is extended by focusing collimated light onto a lenslet array, an output creating a grid formed by edges of the lenslets and a reference spot in the members of the grid. Each reference spot has a known relationship to the gri... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6561999 | Surgical cassette and consumables for combined ophthalmic surgical procedure A surgical cassette for use in a combined anterior segment and posterior segment ophthalmic surgical procedure is disclosed. The surgical cassette includes an irrigation inlet for receiving irrigation fluid from a source, a first irrigation outlet for pro... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6552084 | Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid analogs and methods of their use in treating dry eye disorders Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid analogs and methods of their use in treating dry eye disorders are disclosed.... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6528602 | Foldable ophthalmic and otorhinolaryngological device materials Disclosed are soft, high refractive index, acrylic materials having an elongation of at least 150%. These materials, especially useful as intraocular lens materials, contain an aryl acrylic hydrophobic monomer as the single principal device-forming monome... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6514268 | Method of operating microsurgical instruments A method of operating a microsurgical instrument, such as a vitrectomy probe, is disclosed. The probe includes a port for receiving tissue and an inner cutting member. A flow of tissue is induced into the port with a vacuum source, and the member is actua... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6506802 | Disulfide derivatives useful for treating allergic diseases Novel disulfide derivatives useful for preventing or treating allergic diseases of the eye, nose, skin, ear, gastrointestinal tract, airways or lung and preventing or treating manifestations of systemic mastocytosis are disclosed. The disulfide derivative... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6500864 | Disulfide derivatives useful for treating allergic diseases Novel disulfide derivatives useful for preventing or treating allergic diseases of the eye, nose, skin, ear, gastrointestinal tract, airways or lung and preventing or treating manifestations of systemic mastocytosis are disclosed. The disulfide derivative... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6492552 | Disulfide derivatives useful for treating allergic diseases Novel disulfide derivatives useful for preventing or treating allergic diseases of the eye, nose, skin, ear, gastrointestinal tract, airways or lung and preventing or treating manifestations of systemic mastocytosis are disclosed. The disulfide derivative... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6492418 | Compositions containing a benzamide disulfide derivative for treating allergic diseases Methods and compositions for preventing or treating allergic diseases of the eye, nose, skin, ear, gastrointestinal tract, airways or lung and preventing or treating manifestations of systemic mastocytosis are disclosed. The compositions contain a mast ce... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6465593 | Hydrophobically-bound, hydrophilic coating compositions for surgical implants Hydrophilic coatings for implants are disclosed. The coatings are hydrophobically bound to the implant, but are not covalently cross-linked or covalently anchored to the implant's surface.... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460997 | Apparatus and method for objective measurements of optical systems using wavefront analysis An apparatus for determining aberrations of an eye includes a patient head rest allowing for positioning adjustment. The patient head rest is operable with an optical table having a base. The base includes a probe beam generating apparatus, probe beam dir... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6462033 | Process for manufacturing compositions containing ciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone This invention is directed toward a method of preparing a topical composition comprising ciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone. The method involves dispersing hydrocortisone with lecithin for greater than 45 minutes prior to combining hydrocortisone with the b... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6462082 | Use of hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid derivatives in intraocular surgery The use of HETE derivatives in intraocular surgery (e.g., cataract surgery) is disclosed. The HETE derivatives protect and maintain the corneal endothelium.... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6462061 | Omega chain modified 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid derivatives and methods of their use for treatment of dry eye Omega chain modified 15-HETE derivatives and methods of their use for treating dry eye are disclosed.... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6458854 | Phospholipids of hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid-like derivatives and methods of use Phospholipid-HETE derivatives, compositions and methods of use are disclosed. The compounds are particularly useful for treating dry eye.... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6458853 | Phospholipids of hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid-like derivatives and methods of use Phospholipid-HETE derivatives, compositions and methods of use are disclosed. The compounds are particularly useful for treating dry eye.... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6452052 | Aniline disulfide derivatives for treating allergic diseases Methods and compositions for preventing or treating allergic diseases of the eye, nose, skin, ear, gastrointestinal tract, airways or lung and preventing or treating manifestations of systemic mastocytosis are disclosed. The compositions contain a mast ce... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6441035 | Heteroatom-interrupted analogs of 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid and methods of use Heteroatom-interrupted HETE derivatives and methods of their use for treating dry eye are disclosed.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6437160 | 3-heteroatom substituted and two carbon homologs of 15-HETE and methods of use 3-heteroatom substituted and two carbon homologs of 15-HETE, and their derivatives, compositions and methods of their use for treating dry eye are disclosed.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6436994 | Heteroatom-interrupted analogs of 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid and methods of use Heteroatom-interrupted HETE derivatives and methods of their use for treating dry eye are disclosed.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6429227 | Hydroxyeicosatetraenoate salts, compositions and methods of use in treating dry eye disorders HETE salts, the preparation of HETE salts, the preparation of stable and efficacious HETE compositions, HETE compositions and methods of use for treating dry eye are disclosed.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6416777 | Ophthalmic drug delivery device The present invention is directed to a drug delivery device for a human eye. The human eye has a sclera, an inferior oblique muscle, and a macula. The device of the present invention includes a pharmaceutically active agent, and a geometry that facilitate... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6413245 | Sub-tenon drug delivery Disclosed is a method and apparatus for delivering a drug formulation to a human eye. The method includes the steps of inserting the apparatus below the Tenon's capsule and above the sclera at a point posterior to the limbus of the eye and injecting the d... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6413540 | Drug delivery device Drug delivery devices, and methods of delivering pharmaceutically active agents to a target tissue within a body using such devices, are disclosed. One drug delivery device includes a body having an internal surface for placement proximate a target tissue... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6406739 | Coating compositions and methods for reducing edge glare in implantable ophthalmic lenses Hydrophilic coatings for implantable ophthalmic lenses are disclosed. The coatings, which are applied to the edge surface of the ophthalmic lens, comprise a hydrophobic (meth)acrylic polymer and a hydrophilic polymer. When hydrated, the coatings reduce or... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6402769 | Torsional ultrasound handpiece A handpiece having at least one set of piezoelectric elements. The piezoelectric elements are constructed of segments that produce both longitudinal and torsional motion. An appropriate ultrasound driver drives the set of elements at the respective resona... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398789 | Intraocular lens injector cartridge An intraocular lens injector cartridge having a heat retention additive for helping the cartridge retain heat once the cartridge is warmed. Such additives can include an biocompatible material having high heat retention, for example, powdered gold.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6395028 | Anterior chamber phakic lens An anterior chamber phakic lens made from an elastomeric, foldable, highly biocompatible material. The lens has a generally circular optic and integrally formed plate-style haptics, the haptics containing an opening into which project a pair of pincer arm... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394605 | Fogging method for a wavefront sensor An automated focusing method for a wavefront sensor that iteratively determines the best optics setting for the wavefront sensor by making objective measurements of the patient's focus without the need for subjective information from the patient.... | 05/28/2002 |
