Patents by Inventor Franklin S. Busch

Franklin S. Busch 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).

  • GUIDE APPARATUS FOR TANGENTIAL ENTRY INTO SUPRACHOROIDAL SPACE
    Publication number: 20210244566
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a body and a pair of rigid legs extending from the body. The body includes an engagement feature configured to engage a deployment instrument. The legs are parallel with each other. Each leg has a sharp tip. The legs both extend along a plane. The body defines a guide opening. The guide opening is oriented transversely relative to the plane associated with the legs. The guide opening is sized to receive a cannula having a generally flat profile. The guide opening is configured to guide the cannula through a sclerotomy at a substantially tangential orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Brendan J. Oberkircher, Benjamin L. Ko, Robert H. Roth, Mark S. Ortiz, Thomas E. Meyer, Franklin S. Busch, Isaac J. Khan, Michael F. Keane, Anna R. Raymond, Jacob W. Schubert
  • Guide apparatus for tangential entry into suprachoroidal space
    Patent number: 11000410
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a body and a pair of rigid legs extending from the body. The body includes an engagement feature configured to engage a deployment instrument. The legs are parallel with each other. Each leg has a sharp tip. The legs both extend along a plane. The body defines a guide opening. The guide opening is oriented transversely relative to the plane associated with the legs. The guide opening is sized to receive a cannula having a generally flat profile. The guide opening is configured to guide the cannula through a sclerotomy at a substantially tangential orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: GYROSCOPE THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Brendan J. Oberkircher, Benjamin L. Ko, Robert H. Roth, Mark S. Ortiz, Thomas E. Meyer, Franklin S. Busch, Isaac J. Khan, Michael F. Keane, Anna R. Raymond, Jacob W. Schubert
  • Guide Apparatus for Tangential Entry into Suprachoroidal Space
    Publication number: 20170360605
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a body and a pair of rigid legs extending from the body. The body includes an engagement feature configured to engage a deployment instrument. The legs are parallel with each other. Each leg has a sharp tip. The legs both extend along a plane. The body defines a guide opening. The guide opening is oriented transversely relative to the plane associated with the legs. The guide opening is sized to receive a cannula having a generally flat profile. The guide opening is configured to guide the cannula through a sclerotomy at a substantially tangential orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Brendan J. Oberkircher, Benjamin L. Ko, Robert H. Roth, Mark S. Ortiz, Thomas E. Meyer, Franklin S. Busch, Isaac J. Khan, Michael F. Keane, Anna R. Raymond, Jacob W. Schubert