Patents by Inventor Kenichiro Ohno

Kenichiro Ohno 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).

  • Patent number: 7476230
    Abstract: In an intraocular-lens insertion device for deforming a deformable intraocular lens to a smaller size and inserting the intraocular lens into an eye via an insertion tube, the insertion tube has such an inner wall shape as to cause the deformable intraocular lens to move rotationally about an insertion tube axis by a predetermined angle in the course of axial movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: STAAR Japan Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ohno, Kenichi Shinzaki, Takashi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20070270881
    Abstract: An insertion device for an intraocular lens is disclosed which capable of pushing out the lens into an eye by a pushing shaft directly from a state in which the lens is stored. The device comprises a lens holding portion, and a pushing shaft moving the lens from the lens holding portion. The lens holding portion includes first and second holding portions allowed to contact surfaces opposite to each other of a marginal portion of the lens. The first holding portion is allowed to contact regions rearward from positions having a first circumferential angle of larger than 45° and smaller than 70° to both circumferential sides from a 0° position in the marginal portion. The second holding portion is allowed to contact regions rearward from positions having a second circumferential angle larger than the first circumferential angle in the marginal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Yasuhiro HISHINUMA, Kenichiro Ohno, Kenichi Shinzaki, Mitsuru Wakatsuki
  • Patent number: 7014641
    Abstract: An insertion device for an intraocular lens includes a lens-holding section having a cavity for accommodating an intraocular lens, a deforming section for deforming the lens to a reduced size, an insertion tube through which the deformed lens is inserted into an eye, a pusher mechanism for pushing and inserting the lens into the eye, and a lens-moving mechanism for moving the lens from a standby position to an insertion position at which the pusher mechanism can push and insert the lens into the eye. A lubricant is injected into the interior of the insertion tube and/or the cavity of the lens-holding section for smooth insertion of the lens. The insertion device has an indicating mark for indicating quantity of the injected lubricant. Further, the insertion device includes an erroneous operation prevention member for preventing accidental operation of the lens-moving mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Canon-Staar Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kobayashi, Kenichiro Ohno, Toshikazu Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20050075646
    Abstract: In an intraocular-lens insertion device for deforming a deformable intraocular lens to a smaller size and inserting the intraocular lens into an eye via an insertion tube, the insertion tube has such an inner wall shape as to cause the deformable intraocular lens to move rotationally about an insertion tube axis by a predetermined angle in the course of axial movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ohno, Kenichi Shinzaki, Takashi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20030212406
    Abstract: An insertion device for an intraocular lens includes a lens-holding section having a cavity for accommodating an intraocular lens, a deforming section for deforming the lens to a reduced size, an insertion tube through which the deformed lens is inserted into an eye, a pusher mechanism for pushing and inserting the lens into the eye, and a lens-moving mechanism for moving the lens from a standby position to an insertion position at which the pusher mechanism can push and insert the lens into the eye. A lubricant is injected into the interior of the insertion tube and/or the cavity of the lens-holding section for smooth insertion of the lens. The insertion device has an indicating mark for indicating quantity of the injected lubricant. Further, the insertion device includes an erroneous operation prevention member for preventing accidental operation of the lens-moving mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Kenichi Kobayashi, Kenichiro Ohno, Toshikazu Kikuchi