Patents by Inventor Anthony Walter Maiola

Anthony Walter Maiola has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Package for surgical implant
    Patent number: 6976584
    Abstract: A package for storing an implantable medical device during storage and shipping includes a containment region for containing the device, a flange surrounding the containment region, and lidstock sealed against this flange. A recess in the containment region permits insertion of a surgical gripping tool below the device support surface. The package may further include ribs that facilitate steadying or gripping the package during removal of the lidstock, and a separate receptacle for holding the device after removal from the containment region. The device is preferably a device implantable in the human eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Anthony Walter Maiola, Matthew Scott Jonasse
  • Package for surgical implant
    Publication number: 20040000499
    Abstract: A package for storing an implantable medical device during storage and shipping includes a containment region for containing the device, a flange surrounding the containment region, and lidstock sealed against this flange. A recess in the containment region permits insertion of a surgical gripping tool below the device support surface. The package may further include ribs that facilitate steadying or gripping the package during removal of the lidstock, and a separate receptacle for holding the device after removal from the containment region. The device is preferably a device implantable in the human eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Anthony Walter Maiola, Matthew Scott Jonasse