Patents Represented by Attorney Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville & Schoenebaum, P.L.C.
  • Patent number: 6059792
    Abstract: An intraocular surgical tool for removing material from an eye of a patient. The tool is provided with a cutting assembly and an aspiration apparatus to remove a portion of vitreous from the eye for inspection and testing. The tool is also fitted with a mechanism for replacing the removed vitreous with saline or similar fluid. The tool is capable of varying cutting speed over a range of fifty cycles per minute. The tool is portable having a housing and battery pack releasably coupled to one another. The cutting assembly is releasably secured to the housing. Accordingly, the housing may be removed and the cutting assembly discarded so that the housing may be sterilized before performing a vitrectomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Robert Gary Josephberg
  • Patent number: 6035574
    Abstract: A fishing lure for producing vibrations of a pre-determined frequency to attract fish. The fishing lure is provided with a streamlined body to substantially eliminate sound generating turbulence as the fishing lure is pulled through the water. The body is also provided with a shaft passing through the body to cause water passing through the shaft to generate vibrations of a pre-determined frequency known to attract fish. A hook is securely fastened to the body to reduce excess noise otherwise associated with the hook contacting the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Brett Ware
  • Patent number: 5989262
    Abstract: An intraocular surgical tool for removing material from an eye of a patient. The tool is provided with a cutting assembly and an aspiration apparatus to remove a portion of vitreous from the eye for inspection and testing. The tool is also fitted with a mechanism for replacing the removed vitreous with saline or similar fluid. The tool makes an incision small enough so that sutures are not required. The tool is portable having a housing and battery pack releasably coupled to one another. The cutting assembly is releasably secured to the housing. Accordingly, the housing may be removed and the cutting assembly discarded so that the housing may be sterilized before performing a vitrectomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Inventor: Robert Gary Josephberg