Patents by Inventor Deborah S. Jacobs

Deborah S. Jacobs 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: 11921361
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to trial scleral lenses, and the resulting scleral lenses, designed for the asymmetric shape of the sclera and/or its chiral properties. In some embodiments, the scleral lenses are also designed for the specific asymmetry associated with different scleral diameters. In addition, as discussed herein, the scleral shape can vary with different conditions of the eye. By designing a set of trial scleral lenses that takes into account these different asymmetric properties of the sclera, a clinician can be more efficient, fitting more eyes with fewer subsequent modifications. The resulting lenses will also achieve a better fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Foundation for Sight
    Inventors: Karen G. Carrasquillo, Chirag Patel, Crystal Remington, Alan Kwok, Deborah S. Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20230009847
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to trial scleral lenses, and the resulting scleral lenses, designed for the asymmetric shape of the sclera and/or its chiral properties. In some embodiments, the scleral lenses are also designed for the specific asymmetry associated with different scleral diameters. In addition, as discussed herein, the scleral shape can vary with different conditions of the eye. By designing a set of trial scleral lenses that takes into account these different asymmetric properties of the sclera, a clinician can be more efficient, fitting more eyes with fewer subsequent modifications. The resulting lenses will also achieve a better fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Karen G. CARRASQUILLO, Chirag PATEL, Crystal REMINGTON, Alan KWOK, Deborah S. JACOBS
  • Patent number: 11487136
    Abstract: Methods and systems for manufacturing a wavefront-guided scleral lens prosthetic device customized for an eye of a patient include obtaining a first scleral lens prosthetic device with a central optic zone configured to vault over the eye's cornea and a peripheral haptic zone configured to align with the eye's sclera, collecting measurements of any offset and/or rotation of the first scleral lens prosthetic device relative to the eye's pupil and of any aberrations, particularly higher-order aberrations, generating a wavefront-guided profile from the measurements, and fabricating a second scleral lens prosthetic device with the profile on a surface of a central optic zone configured to vault over the eye's cornea and a peripheral haptic zone customized to align with the eye's sclera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: Boston Foundation for Sight, University of Rochester
    Inventors: Lynette Johns, Geunyoung Yoon, Olga Tomashevskaya, Deborah S. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 11360326
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to trial scleral lenses, and the resulting scleral lenses, designed for the asymmetric shape of the sclera and/or its chiral properties. In some embodiments, the scleral lenses are also designed for the specific asymmetry associated with different scleral diameters. In addition, as discussed herein, the scleral shape can vary with different conditions of the eye. By designing a set of trial scleral lenses that takes into account these different asymmetric properties of the sclera, a clinician can be more efficient, fitting more eyes with fewer subsequent modifications. The resulting lenses will also achieve a better fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Foundation for Sight
    Inventors: Karen G. Carrasquillo, Chirag Patel, Crystal Remington, Alan Kwok, Deborah S. Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20200057314
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to trial scleral lenses, and the resulting scleral lenses, designed for the asymmetric shape of the sclera and/or its chiral properties. In some embodiments, the scleral lenses are also designed for the specific asymmetry associated with different scleral diameters. In addition, as discussed herein, the scleral shape can vary with different conditions of the eye. By designing a set of trial scleral lenses that takes into account these different asymmetric properties of the sclera, a clinician can be more efficient, fitting more eyes with fewer subsequent modifications. The resulting lenses will also achieve a better fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Karen G. CARRASQUILLO, Chirag PATEL, Crystal REMINGTON, Alan KWOK, Deborah S. JACOBS
  • Patent number: 10459249
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to trial scleral lenses, and the resulting scleral lenses, designed for the asymmetric shape of the sclera and/or its chiral properties. In some embodiments, the scleral lenses are also designed for the specific asymmetry associated with different scleral diameters. In addition, as discussed herein, the scleral shape can vary with different conditions of the eye. By designing a set of trial scleral lenses that takes into account these different asymmetric properties of the sclera, a clinician can be more efficient, fitting more eyes with fewer subsequent modifications. The resulting lenses will also achieve a better fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Foundation for Sight
    Inventors: Karen G. Carrasquillo, Chirag Patel, Crystal Remington, Alan Kwok, Deborah S. Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20180157064
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to trial scleral lenses, and the resulting scleral lenses, designed for the asymmetric shape of the sclera and/or its chiral properties. In some embodiments, the scleral lenses are also designed for the specific asymmetry associated with different scleral diameters. In addition, as discussed herein, the scleral shape can vary with different conditions of the eye. By designing a set of trial scleral lenses that takes into account these different asymmetric properties of the sclera, a clinician can be more efficient, fitting more eyes with fewer subsequent modifications. The resulting lenses will also achieve a better fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Karen G. CARRASQUILLO, Chirag Patel, Crystal Remington, Alan Kwok, Deborah S. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 9874766
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to trial scleral lenses, and the resulting scleral lenses, designed for the asymmetric shape of the sclera and/or its chiral properties. In some embodiments, the scleral lenses are also designed for the specific asymmetry associated with different scleral diameters. In addition, as discussed herein, the scleral shape can vary with different conditions of the eye. By designing a set of trial scleral lenses that takes into account these different asymmetric properties of the sclera, a clinician can be more efficient, fitting more eyes with fewer subsequent modifications. The resulting lenses will also achieve a better fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Boston Foundation for Sight
    Inventors: Karen G. Carrasquillo, Chirag Patel, Crystal Remington, Alan Kwok, Deborah S. Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20170123230
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to trial scleral lenses, and the resulting scleral lenses, designed for the asymmetric shape of the sclera and/or its chiral properties. In some embodiments, the scleral lenses are also designed for the specific asymmetry associated with different scleral diameters. In addition, as discussed herein, the scleral shape can vary with different conditions of the eye. By designing a set of trial scleral lenses that takes into account these different asymmetric properties of the sclera, a clinician can be more efficient, fitting more eyes with fewer subsequent modifications. The resulting lenses will also achieve a better fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Karen G. CARRASQUILLO, Chirag PATEL, Crystal REMINGTON, Alan KWOK, Deborah S. JACOBS
  • Publication number: 20080286338
    Abstract: A scleral lens is provided with a drug that is retained in the reservoir of fluid between the scleral lens and the cornea. This system can be used to deliver drugs not currently used because of poor bioavailability, to increase bioavailability of drugs used in patients already wearing a scleral lens, and to improve bioavailability in patients who are not currently wearing the lens. Dosing can be provided less frequently, thus decreasing the risk of non-compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Boston Foundation for Sight
    Inventors: Perry Rosenthal, Deborah S. Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20080286337
    Abstract: A scleral lens is provided with a drug that is retained in the reservoir of fluid between the scleral lens and the cornea. This system can be used to deliver drugs not currently used because of poor bioavailability, to increase bioavailability of drugs used in patients already wearing a scleral lens, and to improve bioavailability in patients who are not currently wearing the lens. Dosing can be provided less frequently, thus decreasing the risk of non-compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Boston Foundation for Sight
    Inventors: Perry Rosenthal, Deborah S. Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20080287915
    Abstract: A scleral lens is provided with a drug that is retained in the reservoir of fluid between the scleral lens and the cornea. This system can be used to deliver drugs not currently used because of poor bioavailability, to increase bioavailability of drugs used in patients already wearing a scleral lens, and to improve bioavailability in patients who are not currently wearing the lens. Dosing can be provided less frequently, thus decreasing the risk of non-compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: Boston Foundation for Sight
    Inventors: Perry Rosenthal, Deborah S. Jacobs