Patents by Inventor Joshua Honghan Hou

Joshua Honghan Hou 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).

  • Publication number: 20220400665
    Abstract: Compositions, devices, and systems comprising a corneal tissue carrier, wherein the corneal tissue carrier comprises a corneal tissue sample and a fluid; wherein the fluid comprises resazurin. Additionally, methods including measuring cell viability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Honghan Hou, Ching Yuan, Sung Lee, Peter Bedard
  • Publication number: 20210379246
    Abstract: This disclosure describes methods of preparing a decellularized Descemet's membrane and an isolated Descemet's membrane, methods of using an isolated Descemet's membrane, and tissues prepared using an isolated Descemet's membrane. This disclosure further describes a composition that includes an isolated Descemet's membrane. In some embodiments, the tissues and methods described herein may be used to treat a limbal stem cell deficiency or as an ocular surface bandage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua Honghan Hou, Peter Bedard, Ching Yuan
  • Publication number: 20200338235
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) graft prepared using paired incisions; compositions including the incised DMEK graft; an injector including the incised DMEK graft; a viewing chamber including the incised DMEK graft, methods of preparing the incised DMEK graft; and methods of using the DMEK graft, the compositions, the injectors, and the viewing chambers including to facilitate placement of DMEK grafts during cornea transplant surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua Honghan Hou, Peter Bedard, Jeffrey Joseph Justin, Mark Spencer Hansen, Martin de la Presa, David Ronald Hardten