Patents by Inventor David Thoe

David Thoe 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: 12161549
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for assisting eye-care professionals in intraocular lens implantation planning in a two-stage process. During the first stage, first biometric data of a patient's eye is obtained. A first set of lens products comprising a first lens product is determined based on the first biometric data. A first grid is provided via the GUI to present the first set of lens products. During the second stage, second biometric data of the eye is obtained after an existing lens of the patient's eye is removed. A second set of lens products comprising a second lens product is determined based on the second biometric data. A second grid is provided via the GUI to present the second set of lens products and a difference between the first and second lens products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventor: David Thoe
  • Patent number: 11580483
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods include an intraocular lens (IOL) cart that may assist with inventory management and may help users identify an IOL for use in a particular surgical application. The IOL cart may include sensors and indicators that provide information to a user and may update IOL inventory automatically whenever the IOL cart is accessed by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny, David Thoe
  • Publication number: 20220031512
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assisting in the removal of a cataract from an eye can include obtaining pre-operative data for the eye, the pre-operative data including imaging data associated with the lens of the eye, determining a lens density map based on the imaging data associated with the lens, and generating laser fragmentation patterns for a laser fragmentation procedure based on the lens density map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: David Thoe, Brant Gillen, George Hunter Pettit, Marcos H. Zamorano, Keith Watanabe, Ramesh Sarangapani, Sinchan Bhattacharya, Joseph Weatherbee
  • Publication number: 20210093446
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for assisting eye-care professionals in intraocular lens implantation planning in a two-stage process. During the first stage, first biometric data of a patient's eye is obtained. A first set of lens products comprising a first lens product is determined based on the first biometric data. A first grid is provided via the GUI to present the first set of lens products. During the second stage, second biometric data of the eye is obtained after an existing lens of the patient's eye is removed. A second set of lens products comprising a second lens product is determined based on the second biometric data. A second grid is provided via the GUI to present the second set of lens products and a difference between the first and second lens products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: David Thoe
  • Publication number: 20210090002
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods include an intraocular lens (IOL) cart that may assist with inventory management and may help users identify an IOL for use in a particular surgical application. The IOL cart may include sensors and indicators that provide information to a user and may update IOL inventory automatically whenever the IOL cart is accessed by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny, David Thoe
  • Patent number: 10891581
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods include an intraocular lens (IOL) cart that may assist with inventory management and may help users identify an IOL for use in a particular surgical application. The IOL cart may include sensors and indicators that provide information to a user and may update IOL inventory automatically whenever the IOL cart is accessed by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny, David Thoe
  • Publication number: 20190164112
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods include an intraocular lens (IOL) cart that may assist with inventory management and may help users identify an IOL for use in a particular surgical application. The IOL cart may include sensors and indicators that provide information to a user and may update IOL inventory automatically whenever the IOL cart is accessed by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny, David Thoe
  • Patent number: 10242332
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods include an intraocular lens (IOL) cart that may assist with inventory management and may help users identify an IOL for use in a particular surgical application. The IOL cart may include sensors and indicators that provide information to a user and may update IOL inventory automatically whenever the IOL cart is accessed by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny, David Thoe
  • Publication number: 20170103363
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods include an intraocular lens (IOL) cart that may assist with inventory management and may help users identify an IOL for use in a particular surgical application. The IOL cart may include sensors and indicators that provide information to a user and may update IOL inventory automatically whenever the IOL cart is accessed by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny, David Thoe
  • Patent number: 8545198
    Abstract: A surgical system and cassette, the cassette having an identification method that is specific to the cassette. Suitable methods include bar coding or Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”). Cassette information that may be encoded include features such as lot number and performance characteristics, such as pressure sensor calibration data, flow and pressure data and any other performance characteristics of the cassette captured during testing of the cassette at manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Alexander N. Artsyukhovich, Mikhail Boukhny, Raphael Gordon, Gary P. Sorensen, David Thoe, Ralph E. Svetic, Michael Yadlowsky
  • Publication number: 20110232358
    Abstract: A surgical system and cassette, the cassette having an identification method that is specific to the cassette. Suitable methods include bar coding or Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”). Cassette information that may be encoded include features such as lot number and performance characteristics, such as pressure sensor calibration data, flow and pressure data and any other performance characteristics of the cassette captured during testing of the cassette at manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Alexander N. Artsyukhovich, Mikhail Boukhny, Raphael Gordon, Gary P. Sorensen, David Thoe, Ralph E. Syetic, Michael Yadlowsky
  • Patent number: 8011905
    Abstract: A surgical system and cassette, the cassette having an identification method that is specific to the cassette. Suitable methods include bar coding or Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”). Cassette information that may be encoded include features such as lot number and performance characteristics, such as pressure sensor calibration data, flow and pressure data and any other performance characteristics of the cassette captured during testing of the cassette at manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Alexander N. Artsyukhovich, Mikhail Boukhny, Raphael Gordon, Gary P. Sorensen, David Thoe, Ralph E. Svetic, Michael Yadlowsky
  • Patent number: 7983771
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for use in an ocular surgical system, such as phacoemulsification and vitreo-retinal surgical systems. A display screen shows a display element that includes a representation of a parameter of pulses generated by the ocular surgical system relative to a position of the controller. A window is displayed on the display screen and generated in response to touching the display screen of the ocular surgical system. The window includes a display element having a value of a parameter of the system. A value of the parameter is changed by touching the display screen at the adjustment element. The window can also include a representation of the parameter of the pulses relative to the position of the controller and an adjustment element for changing a value of the parameter represented in the display element. The representation in the window can be linear or non-linear, indicating the function of the parameter relative to a position of a controller, such as a foot pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny, David Thoe, Nam (Gus) H. Tran
  • Patent number: 7945341
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for use in phacoemulsification surgical systems that allows a user to select different pulse modes by touching portions of the display screen. The user interface includes first and second display elements. One display element includes a representation of the on-time of the pulses, and the other display element includes a representation of the off-time. The representations show how the on-time and off-time change relative to a position of a controller, such as a foot pedal. The representation show a constant time, or that a time increases or decreases as the foot pedal is pressed. To select a pulse mode, a user can scroll through different pulse representations by touching the screen at the display elements. The selected pulse mode can be continuous, pulse, burst and other modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Alcon, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny, David Thoe
  • Publication number: 20070107490
    Abstract: A surgical system and cassette, the cassette having an identification method that is specific to the cassette. Suitable methods include bar coding or Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”). Cassette information that may be encoded include features such as lot number and performance characteristics, such as pressure sensor calibration data, flow and pressure data and any other performance characteristics of the cassette captured during testing of the cassette at manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Alexander Artsyukhovich, Mikhail Boukhny, Raphael Gordon, Gary Sorensen, David Thoe, Ralph Svetic, Michael Yadlowsky
  • Patent number: 7185555
    Abstract: A footswitch having an adjustable treadle and a pivotable heel cup slidable retained on the treadle so as to adjustably increase or decrease a length of the treadle, the heel cup being pivotable and being prevented from sliding by a plurality of locking pins mounted on the heel cup, the locking pins fitting within locking holes in the treadle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Alcon, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Peterson, David Thoe, Jiansheng Zhou, Dac Vu
  • Publication number: 20060248477
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for use in an ocular surgical system, such as phacoemulsification and vitreo-retinal surgical systems. A display screen shows a display element that includes a representation of a parameter of pulses generated by the ocular surgical system relative to a position of the controller. A window is displayed on the display screen and generated in response to touching the display screen of the ocular surgical system. The window includes a display element having a value of a parameter of the system. A value of the parameter is changed by touching the display screen at the adjustment element. The window can also include a representation of the parameter of the pulses relative to the position of the controller and an adjustment element for changing a value of the parameter represented in the display element. The representation in the window can be linear or non-linear, indicating the function of the parameter relative to a position of a controller, such as a foot pedal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny, David Thoe, Nam Tran
  • Publication number: 20060236242
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for use in phacoemulsification surgical systems that allows a user to select different pulse modes by touching portions of the display screen. The user interface includes first and second display elements. One display element includes a representation of the on-time of the pulses, and the other display element includes a representation of the off-time. The representations show how the on-time and off-time change relative to a position of a controller, such as a foot pedal. The representation show a constant time, or that a time increases or decreases as the foot pedal is pressed. To select a pulse mode, a user can scroll through different pulse representations by touching the screen at the display elements. The selected pulse mode can be continuous, pulse, burst, or a combination or derivation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny, David Thoe
  • Publication number: 20060235307
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for use in phacoemulsification surgical systems that allows a user to select different pulse modes by touching portions of the display screen. The user interface includes first and second display elements. One display element includes a representation of the on-time of the pulses, and the other display element includes a representation of the off-time. The representations show how the on-time and off-time change relative to a position of a controller, such as a foot pedal. The representation show a constant time, or that a time increases or decreases as the foot pedal is pressed. To select a pulse mode, a user can scroll through different pulse representations by touching the screen at the display elements. The selected pulse mode can be continuous, pulse, burst and other modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Mikhail Boukhny, David Thoe
  • Patent number: 6862951
    Abstract: A footswitch having an adjustable treadle and switch placements, thereby helping to make the footswitch ergonomically more correct for a variety of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Alcon, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Peterson, David Thoe, Jiansheng Zhou, Dac Vu