Patents by Inventor Diane Feehan

Diane Feehan 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).

  • Ocular implant delivery system and method
    Patent number: 8512404
    Abstract: A method of inserting an ocular implant into a patient's eye, the ocular implant being mounted on a carrier, the method comprising: inserting a cannula into an anterior chamber of the eye; moving a distal exit port of the cannula into communication with Schlemm's canal; and advancing the ocular implant and carrier through an exit port of the cannula into Schlemm's canal. The invention also provides an ocular implant and delivery system comprising: a cannula comprising a distal exit port adapted to be inserted into a Schlemm's canal portion of an eye; an ocular implant; a carrier disposed within the implant and movable with the implant within the cannula; and a proximal control adapted to be operated from exterior to an eye to move at least one of the carrier and the implant when the distal exit port of the cannula is within the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Ivantis, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Frion, Rebecca McCarville, Andrew T. Schieber, Nathaniel Zenz-Olson, Diane Feehan, Edward Matthees, Charles L. Euteneuer
  • Ocular Implant Delivery System and Method
    Publication number: 20090132040
    Abstract: A method of inserting an ocular implant into a patient's eye, the ocular implant being mounted on a carrier, the method comprising: inserting a cannula into an anterior chamber of the eye; moving a distal exit port of the cannula into communication with Schlemm's canal; and advancing the ocular implant and carrier through an exit port of the cannula into Schlemm's canal. The invention also provides an ocular implant and delivery system comprising: a cannula comprising a distal exit port adapted to be inserted into a Schlemm's canal portion of an eye; an ocular implant; a carrier disposed within the implant and movable with the implant within the cannula; and a proximal control adapted to be operated from exterior to an eye to move at least one of the carrier and the implant when the distal exit port of the cannula is within the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Ivantis, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Frion, Rebecca McCarville, Andrew T. Schieber, Nathaniel Zenz-Olson, Diane Feehan, Edward Matthees, Charles L. Euteneuer