Patents by Inventor Theodore A. Urban

Theodore A. Urban 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).

  • Apparatus and method to elevate an infusion source
    Patent number: 6109572
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to elevate an infusion source, the pole of a control unit is increased by about thirty-two (32) cm to increase the height of an infusion bottle attached to a hanger on the pole during ophthalmic surgery including that performed with a phacoemulsification surgical handpiece. The control unit being for irrigation and suction lines that lead to the phacoemulsification surgical handpiece used to conduct eye surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Alcon Universal, Ltd.
    Inventors: Theodore A. Urban, Matthew A. Franks
  • Apparatus and method to elevate an infusion source
    Patent number: 5876016
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to elevate an infusion source, the pole of a control unit is increased by about thirty-two (32) cm to increase the height of an infusion bottle attached to a hanger on the pole during ophthalmic surgery including that performed with a phacoemulsification surgical handpiece. The control unit being for irrigation and suction lines that lead to the phacoemulsification surgical handpiece used to conduct eye surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventors: Theodore A. Urban, Matthew A. Franks