Patents by Inventor Harilaos Ginis

Harilaos Ginis 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).

  • Publication number: 20230390048
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices used to reconstruct a natural lens capsule after a cataract surgery. The device has a ring-shaped rigid component, a ring-shaped flexible component and a groove disposed on an inner surface of the rigid component. The rigid component has a distal end attached to the ring-shaped flexible component and a proximal end that lies against Wieger's ligament when fitted within the natural lens capsule. The ring-shaped flexible component has a proximal end that is attached to the distal end of the rigid component and a distal end that contacts an anterior surface of the natural lens capsule when fitted therein. The groove is disposed to receive optics of an intraocular lens and/or the ledge is disposed to secure haptics thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: EYE-PCR B.V.
    Inventors: Ioannis Pallikaris, Onurcan Sahan, Harilaos Ginis
  • Patent number: 11771551
    Abstract: Method to design manufacture an intraocular lens, comprising an optical part and haptics part, in which the optical part comprises an anterior surface with negative refractive power and a posterior surface with positive refractive power, in which in order to determine the refractive power D of the anterior surface of the optical part and the refractive power D? of the posterior surface of the optical part the following steps are performed: a plurality of light rays are provided over the normal eye, both on the optical axis (1001) and forming different angles (714, 715, 716) with respect to the optical axis (1001), for each light ray with its angle the axial length of the eye and the refractive power of the cornea are measured, determination of the shape of the retina (200) through a mathematical fit to an aspherical surface that contains the measured points, calculation of the arc length S that goes from the intersection of the optical axis with the retina (200) of the eye to the intersection of the light
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: VOPTICA S.L.
    Inventors: Harilaos Ginis, Pablo Artal Soriano
  • Patent number: 11730586
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices used to reconstruct a natural lens capsule after a cataract surgery. The device has a ring-shaped rigid component, a ring-shaped flexible component and a groove disposed on an inner surface of the rigid component. The rigid component has a distal end attached to the ring-shaped flexible component and a proximal end that lies against Wieger's ligament when fitted within the natural lens capsule. The ring-shaped flexible component has a proximal end that is attached to the distal end of the rigid component and a distal end that contacts an anterior surface of the natural lens capsule when fitted therein. The groove is disposed to receive optics of an intraocular lens and/or the ledge is disposed to secure haptics thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: EYE-PCR B.V.
    Inventors: Ioannis Pallikaris, Onurcan Sahin, Harilaos Ginis
  • Publication number: 20230044370
    Abstract: Intraocular lens and methods for optimization of depth of focus and the image quality in the periphery of the visual field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: VOPTICA, S.L
    Inventors: Pablo ARTAL SORIANO, Harilaos GINIS, Maria BARRERA VERDEJO, Eloy VILLEGAS RUIZ, Pedro PRIETO CORRALES, Juan TABERNERO DE PAZ
  • Publication number: 20220071762
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices used to reconstruct a natural lens capsule after a cataract surgery. The device has a ring-shaped rigid component, a ring-shaped flexible component and a groove disposed on an inner surface of the rigid component. The rigid component has a distal end attached to the ring-shaped flexible component and a proximal end that lies against Wieger's ligament when fitted within the natural lens capsule. The ring-shaped flexible component has a proximal end that is attached to the distal end of the rigid component and a distal end that contacts an anterior surface of the natural lens capsule when fitted therein. The groove is disposed to receive optics of an intraocular lens and/or the ledge is disposed to secure haptics thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: EYE-PCR B.V.
    Inventors: Ioannis Pallikaris, Onurcan Sahin, Harilaos Ginis
  • Patent number: 11213384
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices used to reconstruct a natural lens capsule after a cataract surgery. The device has a ring-shaped rigid component, a ring-shaped flexible component and a groove disposed on an inner surface of the rigid component. The device also may have a ledge disposed on an inner surface of the flexible component. The rigid component has a distal end attached to the ring-shaped flexible component and a proximal end that lies against Wieger's ligament when fitted within the natural lens capsule. The ring-shaped flexible component has a proximal end that is attached to the distal end of the rigid component and a distal end that contacts an anterior surface of the natural lens capsule when fitted therein. The groove is disposed to receive optics of an intraocular lens and/or the ledge is disposed to secure haptics thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: EYE-PCR B.V.
    Inventors: Ioannis Pallikaris, Onurcan Sahin, Harilaos Ginis
  • Publication number: 20210353405
    Abstract: Method to design manufacture an intraocular lens, comprising an optical part and haptics part, in which the optical part comprises an anterior surface with negative refractive power and a posterior surface with positive refractive power, in which in order to determine the refractive power D of the anterior surface of the optical part and the refractive power D? of the posterior surface of the optical part the following steps are performed: a plurality of light rays are provided over the normal eye, both on the optical axis (1001) and forming different angles (714, 715, 716) with respect to the optical axis (1001), for each light ray with its angle the axial length of the eye and the refractive power of the cornea are measured, determination of the shape of the retina (200) through a mathematical fit to an aspherical surface that contains the measured points, calculation of the arc length S that goes from the intersection of the optical axis with the retina (200) of the eye to the intersection of the light
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: VOPTICA S.L.
    Inventors: Harilaos GINIS, Pablo ARTAL SORIANO
  • Patent number: 11051692
    Abstract: Optical instrument for measuring the density of macular pigment in the eye and associated method. The instrument includes: a light source (500), several lenses L1, L2, L3 between the light source and the eye, a diaphragm D1 conjugate to the eye pupil plane, a photodetector (520), a mirror M that directs the light exiting the eye to the photodetector (520), a diaphragm D2 conjugated to the pupil plane of the eye, at least one lens L4 between diaphragm D2 and the photodetector (520), the light source (500) has a central part (501) and a peripheral part (502), the light source (500) being modulated at four different frequencies corresponding to green light in the central part and in the peripheral part, blue light in the central part and in the peripheral part, projecting the light from the light source (500) on the fundus of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA
    Inventors: Pablo Artal Soriano, Harilaos Ginis, Alexandros Pennos, Dimitrios Christaras
  • Publication number: 20200383775
    Abstract: Intraocular tens and methods for optimization of depth of focus and the image quality in the periphery of the visual field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: VOPTICA, S.L
    Inventors: Pablo ARTAL SORIANO, Harilaos GINIS, Maria BARRERA VERDEJO, Eloy VILLEGAS RUIZ, Pedro PRIETO CORRALES, Juan TABERNERO DE PAZ
  • Publication number: 20190298170
    Abstract: Optical instrument for measuring the density of macular pigment in the eye and associated method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA
    Inventors: Pablo ARTAL SORIANO, Harilaos GINIS, Alexandros PENNOS, Dimitrios CHRISTARAS
  • Publication number: 20190105152
    Abstract: Provided herein are devices used to reconstruct a natural lens capsule after a cataract surgery. The device has a ring-shaped rigid component, a ring-shaped flexible component and a groove disposed on an inner surface of the rigid component. The device also may have a ledge disposed on an inner surface of the flexible component. The rigid component has a distal end attached to the ring-shaped flexible component and a proximal end that lies against Wieger's ligament when fitted within the natural lens capsule. The ring-shaped flexible component has a proximal end that is attached to the distal end of the rigid component and a distal end that contacts an anterior surface of the natural lens capsule when fitted therein. The groove is disposed to receive optics of an intraocular lens and/or the ledge is disposed to secure haptics thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: EYE-PCR B.V.
    Inventors: Ioannis Pallikaris, Onurcan Sahin, Harilaos Ginis
  • Patent number: 9572490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for measuring ocular scattering, comprising the steps of: sequentially projecting images from an extensive light source, corresponding to different visual angles, onto the retina; recording the output light in a camera or detector once it has passed through the eye twice; calculating the intensity at the center of each recorded image; calculating the PSF for each angle from the previous intensities; and calculating the average of the value of the PSF between the angles. The invention also relates to a system for carrying out said method. The invention can be used to measure the intensity of the scattered light in an objective manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA
    Inventors: Pablo Artal Soriano, Guillermo Perez Sanchez, Juan Manuel Bueno Garcia, Harilaos Ginis
  • Publication number: 20140211154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for measuring ocular scattering, comprising the steps of: sequentially projecting images from an extensive light source, corresponding to different visual angles, onto the retina; recording the output light in a camera or detector once it has passed through the eye twice; calculating the intensity at the center of each recorded image; calculating the PSF for each angle from the previous intensities; and calculating the average of the value of the PSF between the angles. The invention also relates to a system for carrying out said method. The invention can be used to measure the intensity of the scattered light in an objective manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA
    Inventors: Pablo Artal Soriano, Guillermo Perez Sanchez, Juan Manuel Bueno Garcia, Harilaos Ginis
  • Publication number: 20130304206
    Abstract: Provided herein are a devices, ophthalmic lens systems and methods for restoring natural tension and anatomy of a lens capsule post-surgically in an eye of a subject. The device generally comprises an inward tensioning ring-like structure having a shape configured to circumferentially fit within and be anchored to a post-surgical lens capsule of the eye. The device may have one or both of external and internal grooves formed to receive the lens capsule and one or both of an intraoptical lens or a tensioning element. The ophthalmic lens system generally comprises the device and an intraocular lens inserted therein. The anchored device provides tension to an equatorial area of the capsule resulting in a decrease in equatorial diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Ioannis Pallikaris, Harilaos Ginis
  • Publication number: 20070265650
    Abstract: A separator is disclosed for moving a separated portion of an eye. The separator includes an upper surface. A lower planar surface is oriented at an angle with respect to the upper surface. The upper surface and the lower planar surface define an edge therebetween having a structure to remove a portion of an eye. The upper surface includes a structure to receive the removed portion of the eye and to roll the removed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Ioannis Pallikaris, Harilaos Ginis, Scott Hampton, Stephen Woods
  • Publication number: 20060084952
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for the localized irradiation of the whole or a large part of the ciliary body of an eye. The device includes one or more optical sources and a system for the delivery of a complete or partially annular distribution of radiation to the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Ioannis Pallikaris, Miltiadis Tsilimbaris, Leonidas Naoumidis, Harilaos Ginis
  • Publication number: 20050288696
    Abstract: A separator that includes a body and a leading edge portion. The leading edge portion includes an upper planar surface oriented at an angle ranging from approximately 40° to 90° relative to a horizontal plane and a lower planar surface oriented at an angle ranging from approximately 0° to 30° relative to the horizontal plane, wherein the upper planar surface and the lower planar surface intersect one another so as to define a blunt leading edge and the leading edge portion is made of a material that has a hardness so as to separate an epithelial layer of an eye from an cornea stroma of said eye without substantially damaging said epithelial layer and wherein said blunt leading edge is incapable of cutting said stroma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Ioannis Pallikaris, Harilaos Ginis, Scott Hampton, Stephen Woods
  • Patent number: 6723089
    Abstract: A device for helping to correct imperfections of a cornea includes a molding lens. The molding lens includes an external surface having a concave shape to correspond to the desired shape of the cornea. Heating and cooling elements are located with the molding lens to control the temperature the molding lens, and thus to control the temperature of a substance located on the molding lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Inventors: Ioannis Pallikaris, Harilaos Ginis
  • Publication number: 20020052596
    Abstract: A device for helping to correct imperfections of a cornea includes a molding lens. The molding lens includes an external surface having a concave shape to correspond to the desired shape of the cornea. Heating and cooling elements are located with the molding lens to control the temperature the molding lens, and thus to control the temperature of a substance located on the molding lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Ioannis Pallikaris, Harilaos Ginis