Patents by Inventor Keith Andrew Walter

Keith Andrew Walter 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).

  • Medical tools for facilitating deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty and related methods
    Patent number: 8470029
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for performing small incision DLEK include providing a corneal transplantation donor tissue graft; then forming the tissue graft into an implantable configuration using the flexible substrate. Related medical kits and tools for forming a compact or rolled donor tissue graft are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
    Inventors: Keith Andrew Walter, Kurt Weber
  • ONE-CARD PRESBYOPIA SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20120150162
    Abstract: Methods and systems for correcting presbyopia using a surgical excimer laser include activating the laser once and transmitting a pre-defined three dimensional ablation profile to treat presbyopia based on the single activating step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Keith Andrew Walter, Evan Scott Luxon, Christopher Bligh Komanski