Patents by Inventor David C. Iannetta

David C. Iannetta 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: 20240009031
    Abstract: A micro-device for corneal cross-linking treatment includes a body including an outer portion and an inner portion. The inner portion is coupled to the outer portion which is disposed about a periphery of the inner portion. When the body is against an eye surface, the outer portion contacts the eye surface and the inner portion defines a chamber over a cornea of the eye. The micro-device includes an illumination system including a micro-optical element and an optical fiber. The micro-optical element includes micro-LEDs configured to direct photoactivating light through the inner portion to the cornea of the eye when the body is positioned against the surface of the eye. The photoactivating light generates cross-linking activity with a cross-linking agent applied to the cornea. The optical fiber couples the micro-optical element to a light source and includes a surface configured to reflect the photoactivating light to the micro-optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Desmond Christopher Adler, Reza Zadno, Paul Bavier, David C. Iannetta, Jun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11766356
    Abstract: A micro-device for corneal cross-linking treatment includes a body including an outer portion and an inner portion. The outer portion is disposed about a periphery of the inner portion. The inner portion is shaped such that, when the body is positioned against a surface of an eye, the outer portion contacts the surface of the eye and the inner portion defines a chamber over a cornea of the eye. The micro-device includes an illumination system including a micro-optical element coupled to the body. The micro-optical element is configured to direct photoactivating light to the cornea of the eye when the body is positioned against the surface of the eye. The photoactivating light generates cross-linking activity with a cross-linking agent applied to the cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AVEDRO, INC.
    Inventors: Desmond Christopher Adler, Reza Zadno, Paul Bavier, David C. Iannetta, Jun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230103346
    Abstract: In a corneal measurement system, an optical element focuses an excitation light to an area of corneal tissue at a selected depth. In response, a fluorescing agent applied to the cornea generates a fluorescence emission. An aperture of a pinhole structure selectively transmits the fluorescence emission from the area of corneal tissue at the selected depth. A detector captures the selected fluorescence emission transmitted by the aperture and communicates information relating to a measurement of the selected fluorescence emission captured by the detector. A controller receives the information from the detector and determines a measurement of the fluorescing agent in the area of corneal tissue at the selected depth. The system may include a scan mechanism that causes the optical element to scan the cornea at a plurality of depths, and the controller may determine a measurement of the fluorescing agent in the cornea as a function of depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Desmond Christopher Adler, Jun A. Zhang, Mikhail Z. Smirnov, Marc D. Friedman, David Usher, Grace Elizabeth Lytle, David C. Iannetta
  • Patent number: 11529050
    Abstract: In a corneal measurement system, an optical element focuses an excitation light to an area of corneal tissue at a selected depth. In response, a fluorescing agent applied to the cornea generates a fluorescence emission. An aperture of a pinhole structure selectively transmits the fluorescence emission from the area of corneal tissue at the selected depth. A detector captures the selected fluorescence emission transmitted by the aperture and communicates information relating to a measurement of the selected fluorescence emission captured by the detector. A controller receives the information from the detector and determines a measurement of the fluorescing agent in the area of corneal tissue at the selected depth. The system may include a scan mechanism that causes the optical element to scan the cornea at a plurality of depths, and the controller may determine a measurement of the fluorescing agent in the cornea as a function of depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: AVEDRO, INC.
    Inventors: Desmond Christopher Adler, Jun Zhang, Mikhail Z. Smirnov, Marc D. Friedman, David Usher, Grace Elizabeth Lytle, David C. Iannetta
  • Publication number: 20210000646
    Abstract: A micro-device for corneal cross-linking treatment includes a body including an outer portion and an inner portion. The outer portion is disposed about a periphery of the inner portion. The inner portion is shaped such that, when the body is positioned against a surface of an eye, the outer portion contacts the surface of the eye and the inner portion defines a chamber over a cornea of the eye. The micro-device includes an illumination system including a micro-optical element coupled to the body. The micro-optical element is configured to direct photoactivating light to the cornea of the eye when the body is positioned against the surface of the eye. The photoactivating light generates cross-linking activity with a cross-linking agent applied to the cornea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Desmond Christopher Adler, Reza Zadno, Paul Bavier, David C. Iannetta, Jun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200229692
    Abstract: In a corneal measurement system, an optical element focuses an excitation light to an area of corneal tissue at a selected depth. In response, a fluorescing agent applied to the cornea generates a fluorescence emission. An aperture of a pinhole structure selectively transmits the fluorescence emission from the area of corneal tissue at the selected depth. A detector captures the selected fluorescence emission transmitted by the aperture and communicates information relating to a measurement of the selected fluorescence emission captured by the detector. A controller receives the information from the detector and determines a measurement of the fluorescing agent in the area of corneal tissue at the selected depth. The system may include a scan mechanism that causes the optical element to scan the cornea at a plurality of depths, and the controller may determine a measurement of the fluorescing agent in the cornea as a function of depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Desmond Christopher Adler, Jun Zhang, Mikhail Z. Smirnov, Marc D. Friedman, David Usher, Grace Elizabeth Lytle, David C. Iannetta
  • Patent number: 10631726
    Abstract: In a corneal measurement system, an optical element focuses an excitation light to an area of corneal tissue at a selected depth. In response, a fluorescing agent applied to the cornea generates a fluorescence emission. An aperture of a pinhole structure selectively transmits the fluorescence emission from the area of corneal tissue at the selected depth. A detector captures the selected fluorescence emission transmitted by the aperture and communicates information relating to a measurement of the selected fluorescence emission captured by the detector. A controller receives the information from the detector and determines a measurement of the fluorescing agent in the area of corneal tissue at the selected depth. The system may include a scan mechanism that causes the optical element to scan the cornea at a plurality of depths, and the controller may determine a measurement of the fluorescing agent in the cornea as a function of depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Avedro, Inc.
    Inventors: Desmond Christopher Adler, Jun Zhang, Mikhail Z. Smirnov, Marc D. Friedman, David Usher, Grace Elizabeth Lytle, David C. Iannetta
  • Publication number: 20180206719
    Abstract: In a corneal measurement system, an optical element focuses an excitation light to an area of corneal tissue at a selected depth. In response, a fluorescing agent applied to the cornea generates a fluorescence emission. An aperture of a pinhole structure selectively transmits the fluorescence emission from the area of corneal tissue at the selected depth. A detector captures the selected fluorescence emission transmitted by the aperture and communicates information relating to a measurement of the selected fluorescence emission captured by the detector. A controller receives the information from the detector and determines a measurement of the fluorescing agent in the area of corneal tissue at the selected depth. The system may include a scan mechanism that causes the optical element to scan the cornea at a plurality of depths, and the controller may determine a measurement of the fluorescing agent in the cornea as a function of depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Desmond Christopher Adler, Jun Zhang, Mikhail Z. Smirnov, Marc D. Friedman, David Usher, Grace Elizabeth Lytle, David C. Iannetta