Patents by Inventor Luis J. Escaf

Luis J. Escaf 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).

  • Patent number: 8016843
    Abstract: An ophthalmologic cutting device having a base support section for attachment with a movement generating device and a tip with a blade section. The blade section preferably has upper and lower edges, and a forward aspiration free edge extending between them, with the upper edge having a shorter longitudinal length compared with the lower edge and where the forward edge slopes down from a distal end of the upper edge to a distal end of the lower edge, and the lower edge presenting a material contact surface that is thinner in thickness than the upper edge. A slope back in the proximal direction of the forward edge of, for example, 10 to 45 degrees with a straight and/or curving forward edge or a combination of a straight and forward edge sections is preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Alcon Research Ltd
    Inventor: Luis J. Escaf