Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Eagles
Daniel C. Eagles 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).
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Publication number: 20100228261Abstract: An intraocular lens injection system comprising an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge comprises a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of pre-loading the injecting system, particularly the cartridge, to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the pre-loaded injecting cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the cartridge with the intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: STAAR SURGICAL COMPANYInventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 7704258Abstract: An intraocular lens injection system comprising an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge comprises a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of pre-loading the injecting system, particularly the cartridge, to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the pre-loaded injecting cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the cartridge with the intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2005Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Staar Surgical CompanyInventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 6921405Abstract: An intraocular lens injection system comprising an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge comprises a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of pre-loading the injecting system, particularly the cartridge, to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the pre-loaded injecting cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the cartridge with the intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2002Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: STAAR Surgical CompanyInventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 6712848Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus including a transverse hinged lens cartridge for allowing the lens cartridge to be opened and closed for loading the deformable intraocular lens into the lens cartridge. A preferred embodiment includes a lens cartridge including a lens holding portion connected to a nozzle portion. In this preferred embodiment, the lens holding portion includes a movable wall portion with a protrusion for folding the deformable intraocular lens into a lens delivery passageway of the lens cartridge when closing the movable wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1999Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Staar Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: John R. Wolf, Vladimir Feingold, Thomas J. Chambers, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 6629979Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens implanting device for implanting a deformable intraocular lens into the eye. The device includes a deformable nozzle tip portion having a wall portion defining a nozzle tip lens delivery passageway portion, the wall portion having a deformable transverse cross-sectional profile which deforms as an intraocular lens is advanced through the nozzle tip lens delivery passageway portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2000Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: STAAR Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 6506195Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens insertion system comprising a lens injecting device and a lens cartridge with a rotary connecting arrangement between the lens injecting device and the lens cartridge. The invention includes preloading the deformable intraocular lens insertion system, in particularly the lens cartridge to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the deformable intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the preloaded lens cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the lens cartridge with the deformable intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2001Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: STAAR Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Chambers, Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Publication number: 20020151904Abstract: An intraocular lens injection system comprising an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge comprises a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of pre-loading the injecting system, particularly the cartridge, to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the pre-loaded injecting cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the cartridge with the intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2002Publication date: October 17, 2002Applicant: STAAR Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Method preloading a deformable intraocular lens into injecting apparatus for storage and/or shipment
Patent number: 6406481Abstract: An intraocular lens injection system comprising an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge comprises a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of pre-loading the injecting system, particularly the cartridge, to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the pre-loaded injecting cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the cartridge with the intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1998Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Starr Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles -
METHOD PRELOADING A DEFORMABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS INTO INJECTING APPARATUS FOR STORAGE AND/OR SHIPMENT
Publication number: 20010041897Abstract: An intraocular lens injection system comprising an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge comprises a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of pre-loading the injecting system, particularly the cartridge, to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the pre-loaded injecting cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the cartridge with the intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 1998Publication date: November 15, 2001Applicant: WILLIAM L. KLIMAInventors: VLADIMIR FEINGOLD, DANIEL C. EAGLES -
Publication number: 20010001822Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens insertion system comprising a lens injecting device and a lens cartridge with a rotary connecting arrangement between the lens injecting device and the lens cartridge. The invention includes preloading the deformable intraocular lens insertion system, in particularly the lens cartridge to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the deformable intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the preloaded lens cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the lens cartridge with the deformable intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2001Publication date: May 24, 2001Applicant: STAAR Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Chambers, Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 6174315Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus including a spring biased plunger. A preferred embodiment of the lens injecting apparatus includes a separate lens injecting device having a lens cartridge receiver, and a separate one-piece lens cartridge having a lens holding portion connected to a nozzle portion. The lens cartridge is preferably connected into the lens cartridge receiver by a bayonet-type connection.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1998Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: STAAR Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Chambers, Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 6162229Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus having a movable plunger with a deformable plunger tip, preferably a resiliently deformable plunger tip. In a preferred embodiment, the plunger tip is made of soft resiliently deformable material to prevent any surface or internal damage to the deformable intraocular lens being forced through a delivery passageway of the lens injecting apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1998Date of Patent: December 19, 2000Assignee: STAAR Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 6074397Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus including a spring biased plunger. A preferred embodiment of the lens injecting apparatus includes a separate lens injecting device having a lens cartridge receiver, and a separate one-piece lens cartridge having a lens holding portion connected to a nozzle portion. The lens cartridge is preferably connected into the lens cartridge receiver by a bayonet-type connection.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 1998Date of Patent: June 13, 2000Assignee: STAAR Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Chambers, Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 6056757Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens implanting device for implanting a deformable intraocular lens into the eye. The device includes a deformable nozzle tip portion having a wall portion defining a nozzle tip lens delivery passageway portion, the wall portion having a deformable transverse cross-sectional profile which deforms as an intraocular lens is advanced through the nozzle tip lens delivery passageway portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1997Date of Patent: May 2, 2000Assignee: STAAR Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 5928245Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus including a transverse hinged lens cartridge for allowing the lens cartridge to be opened and closed for loading the deformable intraocular lens into the lens cartridge. A preferred embodiment includes a lens cartridge including a lens holding portion connected to a nozzle portion. In this preferred embodiment, the lens holding portion includes a movable wall portion with a protrusion for folding the deformable intraocular lens into a lens delivery passageway of the lens cartridge when closing the movable wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 1996Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Staar Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: John R. Wolf, Vladimir Feingold, Thomas J. Chambers, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 5902307Abstract: An intraocular lens injection system having an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge includes a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of pre-loading the injecting system, particularly the cartridge, to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the pre-loaded injecting cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the cartridge with the intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1998Date of Patent: May 11, 1999Assignee: Starr Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 5893837Abstract: A glaucoma drain implanting device having a body portion including a proximal end and a distal end, a separate nozzle portion connected to the distal end of the body and including a drain delivery passageway, a plunger having a plunger tip movably disposed relative to the drain delivery passageway, and a drain receiver. A method of using the drain implant device includes the steps of advancing a glaucoma drain into the drain delivery passageway of the device, thereby placing the glaucoma drain in a staged configuration, and, placing an exit of the drain delivery passageway proximately to the eye and further advancing the glaucoma drain to cause the glaucoma drain to pass through the exit of the drain delivery passageway and into the tissue of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1997Date of Patent: April 13, 1999Assignee: Staar Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Daniel C. Eagles, Vladimir Feingold
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Patent number: 5876406Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus including a transverse hinged lens cartridge for allowing the lens cartridge to be opened and closed for loading the deformable intraocular lens into the lens cartridge. A preferred embodiment includes a lens cartridge including a lens holding portion connected to a nozzle portion. In this preferred embodiment, the lens holding portion includes a movable wall portion with a protrusion for folding the deformable intraocular lens into a lens delivery passageway of the lens cartridge when closing the movable wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 1996Date of Patent: March 2, 1999Assignee: Staar Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: John R. Wolf, Vladimir Feingold, Thomas J. Chambers, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 5860984Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus including a spring biased plunger. A preferred embodiment of the lens injecting apparatus includes a separate lens injecting device having a lens cartridge receiver, and a separate one-piece lens cartridge having a lens holding portion connected to a nozzle portion. The lens cartridge is preferably connected into the lens cartridge receiver by a bayonet-type connection.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 1996Date of Patent: January 19, 1999Assignee: Staar Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Chambers, Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
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Patent number: 5807400Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens insertion system comprising a lens injecting device and a lens cartridge with a rotary connecting arrangement between the lens injecting device and the lens cartridge. The invention includes preloading the deformable intraocular lens insertion system, in particularly the lens cartridge to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the deformable intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the preloaded lens cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the lens cartridge with the deformable intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1995Date of Patent: September 15, 1998Assignee: Staar Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Chambers, Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles