Patents by Inventor David T. VAN METER

David T. VAN METER 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 implant and delivery system
    Patent number: 11938058
    Abstract: An illustrative method for reducing intraocular pressure in a patient may comprise deploying an ocular implant adapted to reside at least partially in a portion of Schlemm's canal of an eye and administering a therapeutic agent comprising a Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor to the patient. The ocular implant may be configured to lower the intraocular pressure from an initial to a second pressure within a first range and the therapeutic agent may lower an intraocular pressure to a third pressure within a second range, the third pressure lower than the second pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Schieber, Charles L. Euteneuer, David T. Van Meter, Kenneth M. Galt
  • OCULAR IMPLANT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180369017
    Abstract: An illustrative method for reducing intraocular pressure in a patient may comprise deploying an ocular implant adapted to reside at least partially in a portion of Schlemm's canal of an eye and administering a therapeutic agent comprising a Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor to the patient. The ocular implant may be configured to lower the intraocular pressure from an initial to a second pressure within a first range and the therapeutic agent may lower an intraocular pressure to a third pressure within a second range, the third pressure lower than the second pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew T. SCHIEBER, Charles L. EUTENEUER, David T. VAN METER, Kenneth M. GALT