Patents by Inventor H. Mark Stanley, III

H. Mark Stanley, III 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).

  • Corneal heat and stretch method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6364875
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to alter the shape of the cornea of an eye provides for heating a portion of the cornea to a temperature not exceeding the collagen shrinkage temperature, and applying a pressure differential to a portion of the cornea. The combined effect of elevated temperature and stretching forces leads to permanent residual strains in preferred directions, and thus to a permanent new shape of the cornea. The method is applicable to the correction or reduction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Proteus Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: H. Mark Stanley, III
  • Corneal heat and stretch method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6024095
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to alter the shape of the cornea of an eye provides for heating a portion of the cornea to a temperature not exceeding the collagen shrinkage temperature, and applying a pressure differential to a portion of the cornea. The combined effect of elevated temperature and stretching forces leads to permanent residual strains in preferred directions, and thus to a permanent new shape of the cornea. The method is applicable to the correction or reduction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Proteus Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: H. Mark Stanley, III