Patents by Inventor Mary Gerard Lynch

Mary Gerard Lynch 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: 20090177138
    Abstract: An improved indwelling shunt device for use in treating glaucoma is provided, comprising a flexible plate for placement on the eye, a tube for draining aqueous fluid from the anterior chamber of the eye, said tube having a proximal end and a distal end; and an adjustment element in moveable communication with the proximal region of said tube, adapted to allow modification of the length of the tube extending therefrom. An improved device for engaging the superior and lateral rectus muscles is also provided, comprising a handle; a first hook sized and shaped to engage a rectus muscle; and a second hook sized and shaped to engage a rectus muscle, wherein said second hook is moveable with respect to said first hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Reay H. Brown, Mary Gerard Lynch