Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Rosenthal

Kenneth J. Rosenthal 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).

  • Method and device for deep pressurized topical, fornix applied "nerve block" anesthesia
    Patent number: 5618274
    Abstract: There is provided a method for applying anesthetic to the eye organ during anterior segment or other ophthalmological surgeries. The method comprises the steps of placing a moisture absorbent member that is substantially soaked in an anesthetic in at least one of the superior fornix and inferior fornix of the eye organ, and thereafter applying pressure of a desired quantity to the absorbent member in order to promote the transport of the anesthetic from the moisture absorbent member into the deeper ocular and adnexal tissues, and ultimately to the nerves located therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Rosenthal