Patents by Inventor Greg Gordon Utt

Greg Gordon Utt 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: 8206441
    Abstract: A device transfers donor endothelial cells to the cornea of a recipient without injuring the cells or the cornea during the transfer process. The device transfers living endothelial cells from a donor to a recipient with minimal or no trauma. The device includes a handle, an irrigation tube lengthwise within the handle, a button upon the handle concentric with the irrigation tube, a tapered nose opposite the button, a forward tube extending outwardly from the nose, and a platform joined to the irrigation tube. The forward tube has an elliptical cross section and two beveled features. The platform has two wings that curl gently around donor tissue upon retracting the platform into the forward tube. The handle has a groove for a stem of a knob that surgeon presses and pulls to move the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Fischer Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Neusidl, Craig L. Fischer, Greg Gordon Utt
  • Publication number: 20100274257
    Abstract: A device transfers donor endothelial cells to the cornea of a recipient without injuring the cells or the cornea during the transfer process. The device transfers living endothelial cells from a donor to a recipient with minimal or no trauma. The device includes a handle, an irrigation tube lengthwise within the handle, a button upon the handle concentric with the irrigation tube, a tapered nose opposite the button, a forward tube extending outwardly from the nose, and a platform joined to the irrigation tube. The forward tube has an elliptical cross section and two beveled features. The platform has two wings that curl gently around donor tissue upon retracting the platform into the forward tube. The handle has a groove for a stem of a knob that surgeon presses and pulls to move the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: WILLIAM B. NEUSIDL, Craig L. Fischer, Greg Gordon Utt