Patents by Inventor Donald Benjaman CONKEY

Donald Benjaman CONKEY 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).

  • Device and Method for increased light transmission through cochlear bone by laser ablation for in situ intracochlear imaging
    Patent number: 11116406
    Abstract: A method for visualizing structures inside a cochlea, comprising the steps of irradiating a cochlear bone with a first laser light to ablate portions of the cochlear bone, to form a thinned area of the cochlear bone, and imaging intracochlear structures by a second light via the thinned area of the cochlear bone to optically scan targeted structures inside the cochlea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL), MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
    Inventors: Demetri Psaltis, Konstantina Stankovic, Donald Benjaman Conkey, Marilisa Romito
  • A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INCREASED LIGHT TRANSMISSION THROUGH COCHLEAR BONE BY LASER ABLATION FOR IN SITU INTRACOCHLEAR IMAGING
    Publication number: 20190200868
    Abstract: A method for visualizing structures inside a cochlea, comprising the steps of irradiating a cochlear bone with a first laser light to ablate portions of the cochlear bone, to form a thinned area of the cochlear bone, and imaging intracochlear structures by a second light via the thinned area of the cochlear bone to optically scan targeted structures inside the cochlea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Demetri PSALTIS, Konstantina STANKOVIC, Donald Benjaman CONKEY, Marilisa ROMITO