Patents by Inventor Kristen K. Fay

Kristen K. Fay 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).

  • Rocking foot plate for surgical knife
    Patent number: 5545172
    Abstract: This invention discloses a surgical knife which is suitable for use in astigmatic radial keratotomy, and similar procedures and which includes an elongated diamond blade, a blade holder, and a rocking foot plate means pivotally attached to the knife body, and a method of performing a radial keratotomy procedure utilizing such a knife. Said rocking foot plate means has a lower surface for contacting and rocking over a peripheral portion of corneal tissue during a keratorefractive incision. The ability of the foot plate to rock assists surgeons in more precisely controlling blade movement during delicate surgeries, such as radial keratotomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Malvern Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Knepshield, Kristen K. Fay, William Knepshield, Jr.