Patents by Inventor Jaime Santamaria

Jaime Santamaria 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).

  • Instrumentation for ophthalmic surgery and method of using the same
    Patent number: 5312413
    Abstract: For protection of the otherwise sharp protruding end of a given instrument for use in ophthalmic or other surgery, as when the instrument is to be used only after it has traversed the major part of a scleral tunnel, a shiftable guard or shield is manipulable after it has served its function of avoiding damage to hemorrhageable tissues adjacent tunnel-wall tissue, thereby exposing the sharp end only after safely passing the hemorrhageable region. Various embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Inventors: Alexander M. Eaton, Jaime Santamaria
  • Sheath structure for a surgical knife
    Patent number: 5234436
    Abstract: For protection of the otherwise sharp protruding end of a given instrument for use in ophthalmic or other surgery, as when the instrument is to be used only after it has traversed the major part of a scleral tunnel, a shiftable guard or shield is manipulable after it has served its function of avoiding damage to hemorrhageable tissues adjacent tunnel-wall tissue, thereby exposing the sharp end only after safely passing the hemorrhageable region. Various embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Inventors: Alexander M. Eaton, Jaime Santamaria