Patents by Inventor Colleen Mary McDOWELL

Colleen Mary McDOWELL 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).

  • Devices, systems, and methods for modeling ocular translaminar pressure gradients
    Patent number: 11678658
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for modeling ocular translaminar pressure gradients ex vivo. A first fluid pressure level can be applied to a first side of a wall of donor eye cup (e.g., a posterior human eye cup) to simulate intracranial pressure (ICP), for example around the optical nerve head (ONH), and a second fluid pressure level can be applied to a second side of the wall of the donor eye cup to simulate intraocular pressure (IOP). These devices, systems, and methods are unique in that they allow ex vivo modeling of dynamic changes in translaminar pressure gradients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
    Inventors: Tasneem Putliwala Sharma, Colleen Mary McDowell, Abbot Frederick Clark, Husain Lohawala
  • Devices, Systems, and Methods for Modeling Ocular Translaminar Pressure Gradients
    Publication number: 20190327958
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for modeling ocular translaminar pressure gradients ex vivo. A first fluid pressure level can be applied to a first side of a wall of donor eye cup (e.g., a posterior human eye cup) to simulate intracranial pressure (ICP), for example around the optical nerve head (ONH), and a second fluid pressure level can be applied to a second side of the wall of the donor eye cup to simulate intraocular pressure (IOP). These devices, systems, and methods are unique in that they allow ex vivo modeling of dynamic changes in translaminar pressure gradients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Tasneem Putliwala SHARMA, Colleen Mary McDOWELL, Abbot Frederick CLARK, Husain LOHAWALA