Patents
US 11992435 B2: Needle injector and carrier for DMEK and PDEK grafts
- Granted
- 2024-05-28
- Filed
- 2019-12-26 application 16727217
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Needle injectors and injector carriers for endothelial keratoplasty are provided. Needle injectors include first, second, and third portions each having a respective conduit therein. A first end of the second conduit is fluidly coupled to a second end of the first conduit, where the second conduit has a maximum diameter greater than a maximum diameter of the first conduit. A first end of the third conduit is configured to be fluidly coupled to a second end of the second conduit, where a second end of the third conduit is configured with a cutting surface for cutting and penetrating eye tissue. Injector carriers include a container, a cap configured to seal an opening of the container, and a coupling means configured to couple the needle injector to the cap and allow the needle injector to be disposed within the container.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240528.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIONS WORLD VISION INSTITUTE, INC. 1 patents | US company or organization | Tampa, FL | LIONS WORLD VISION INSTITUTE, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state LIONS WORLD VISION INSTITUTE INC Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Abdullayev | Forest Hills, FL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Arthur C. Kurz | Bridgeport, FL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F9/0008 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61L | Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles | A61L27/3604 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B2017/00969 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M5/002 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ABDULLAYEV, ERIC signed 2019-01-30 KURZ, ARTHUR C. signed 2019-01-30 | LIONS EYE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANT AND RESEARCH, INC. TAMPA, FL | 67188/539 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-08-10 | Name change Change of name | LIONS EYE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANT AND RESEARCH, INC. signed 2023-05-24 | LIONS WORLD VISION INSTITUTE, INC. TAMPA, FL | 64552/273 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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