Patents by Inventor TEC KUAN PAUL CHEW

TEC KUAN PAUL CHEW 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 drainage device and method of manufacturing thereof
    Patent number: 9808374
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to an ocular drainage device that includes a stability system. The stability system includes a plate, and can further include a material comprising collagen covering at least a portion of a top surface of the plate, and/or a viscoelastic substance covering at least a portion of the plate's top surface. The plate is formed of a flexible material and includes a tube retaining structure integrally formed therewith, wherein the tube retaining structure is configured to hold a tube that is at least partially surrounded by the tube retaining structure to the plate when the tube is moved. The tube retaining structure can include a low profile ridge, and/or a channel having an undercut or horseshoe shape. The plate has at least one plate channel, including a plate channel configured for carrying the tube. The plate can further include a reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Tec Kuan Paul Chew, Keith Barton, Eugene Khor, Chelvin Cheryl Agnes Sng
  • OCULAR DRAINAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170020730
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to an ocular drainage device that includes a stability system. The stability system includes a plate, and can further include a material comprising collagen covering at least a portion of a top surface of the plate, and/or a viscoelastic substance covering at least a portion of the plate's top surface. The plate is formed of a flexible material and includes a tube retaining structure integrally formed therewith, wherein the tube retaining structure is configured to hold a tube that is at least partially surrounded by the tube retaining structure to the plate when the tube is moved. The tube retaining structure can include a low profile ridge, and/or a channel having an undercut or horseshoe shape. The plate has at least one plate channel, including a plate channel configured for carrying the tube. The plate can further include a reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: TEC KUAN PAUL CHEW, KEITH BARTON, EUGENE KHOR, CHELVIN CHERYL AGNES SNG