Patents by Inventor Andre HARTSTRA

Andre HARTSTRA 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: 11083623
    Abstract: An eye surgical cutting tool includes a tubular outer part with a closed distal end and an opening in the tube of the outer part near the closed end. The opening is bounded by an edge profile formed in the tube, which has a distal cutting edge and an opposite proximal cutting edge. A tubular inner part has an open distal end and is arranged in the tubular outer part so as to be movable in an axial direction. A suction is configured to extend ocular tissue through the opening of the outer part into the interior of the outer part and to convey severed tissue via the interior of the inner part to a proximal end of the inner part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: D.O.R.C. Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (International) B.V.
    Inventor: Andre Hartstra
  • Publication number: 20190192343
    Abstract: An eye surgical cutting tool includes a tubular outer part with a closed distal end and an opening in the tube of the outer part near the closed end. The opening is bounded by an edge profile formed in the tube, which has a distal cutting edge and an opposite proximal cutting edge. A tubular inner part has an open distal end and is arranged in the tubular outer part so as to be movable in an axial direction. A suction is configured to extend ocular tissue through the opening of the outer part into the interior of the outer part and to convey severed tissue via the interior of the inner part to a proximal end of the inner part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Andre Hartstra
  • Patent number: 10231868
    Abstract: An eye surgical cutting tool includes a tubular outer part and an axially movable tubular inner part arranged in the outer part. The outer part has a closed distal end, and the inner part has an open distal end. Both parts have an opening in the tube. Both openings are bounded on the distal side by a distal cutting edge in the respective tube. The axial position of the distal cutting edge of the inner part as a function of the circumferential direction initially proceeds towards the proximal end, and then back to the distal end again. The tool is provided with suction means to have, during use of the cutting tool, ocular tissue extended through the opening of the outer part into the interior of the outer part and to convey severed tissue via the interior of the inner part to a proximal end of the inner part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: D.O.R.C. Dutch Ophtalmic Research Center (International) B.V.
    Inventor: Andre Hartstra
  • Publication number: 20160022489
    Abstract: An eye surgical cutting tool includes a tubular outer part and an axially movable tubular inner part arranged in the outer part. The outer part has a closed distal end, and the inner part has an open distal end. Both parts have an opening in the tube. Both openings are bounded on the distal side by a distal cutting edge in the respective tube. The axial position of the distal cutting edge of the inner part as a function of the circumferential direction initially proceeds towards the proximal end, and then back to the distal end again. The tool is provided with suction means to have, during use of the cutting tool, ocular tissue extended through the opening of the outer part into the interior of the outer part and to convey severed tissue via the interior of the inner part to a proximal end of the inner part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Andre HARTSTRA