Patents by Inventor Charles H. Cozean, III

Charles H. Cozean, III 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).

  • Hydraulic capsulorhexitome
    Patent number: 5873883
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus and method for incising an aperture in the anterior capsule of the human eye are disclosed. The apparatus or capsulorhexitome, comprises a hollow shaft, a concentric cutting member with a annular channel and orifice, and means for injecting a substantially incompressible fluid through the apparatus to incise a smooth, continuous, curvilinear aperture in the anterior capsule of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Inventors: Charles H. Cozean, Jr., Charles H. Cozean, III