Patents by Inventor Christos HARITOGLOU

Christos HARITOGLOU 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).

  • Naphthocyanines for use as contrast agents
    Patent number: 8835484
    Abstract: Cyanine dyes having optional sulfonic acid substituents on the aromatic nucleus have been developed for use as contrast agents for assisting in surgery and diagnosis, especially for simplifying the surgical removal of basal membranes of the eye, such as the internal limiting membrane (ILM), and for dyeing the lens capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Alamedics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Langhals, Peter Laubichler, Christos Haritoglou, Ana Varja
  • Naphthocyanines for Use as Contrast Agents
    Publication number: 20130131354
    Abstract: Cyanine dyes having optional sulfonic acid substituents on the aromatic nucleus have been developed for use as contrast agents for assisting in surgery and diagnosis, especially for simplifying the surgical removal of basal membranes of the eye, such as the internal limiting membrane (ILM), and for dyeing the lens capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: AIAMEDICS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Langhals, Peter Laubichler, Christos Haritoglou, Ana Varja
  • METHOD, DYE AND MEDICAMENT FOR STAINING THE INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE, EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE, THE VITREOUS AND/OR THE CAPSULE OF AN EYE
    Publication number: 20080206149
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of staining the internal limiting membrane, the vitreous and/or the lens capsule of the eye as well as dyes and medicaments suitable for this method. Such dyes, medicaments and methods are needed in ophthalmic surgery, in particular in macular and/or cataract surgery and/or vitrectomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicants: LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN, FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V.
    Inventors: Christos HARITOGLOU, Wolfgang FREYER