Patents by Inventor Franco Zocchi

Franco Zocchi 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: 6716227
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for corneal surgery, apt to increase the accuracy of the surgical interventions, comprising a chassis, apt to be placed onto the eyeball for the centration with respect to the eyeball of the apparatus itself; at least one surgical device, apt to operate onto the corneal tissue, insertable in the apparatus; a cylindrical dowel for positioning the surgical device, movable with respect to the chassis, apt to be handled by a user for bringing the surgical device in an operative position; and a shaped body for moving the surgical device, also movable with respect to the chassis, apt to be handled by a user to actuate the surgical device, in the operative position, according to a pre-set actuating path (FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignees: Meditekno S.r.l.
    Inventors: Luigi Olivieri, Franco Zocchi, Italo Cantera
  • Publication number: 20020077699
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for corneal surgery, apt to increase the accuracy of the surgical interventions, comprising a chassis, apt to be placed onto the eyeball for the centration with respect to the eyeball of the apparatus itself; at least one surgical device, apt to operate onto the corneal tissue, insertable in the apparatus; surgical device positioning means, movable with respect to the chassis, apt to be handled by a user for bringing the surgical device in an operative position; and surgical device moving means, also movable with respect to the chassis, apt to be handled by a user to actuate the surgical device, in the operative position, according to a pre-set actuating path (FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Luigi Olivieri, Franco Zocchi, Italo Cantera