Patents by Inventor M. Bruce Shields

M. Bruce Shields 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).

  • UVEOSCLERAL DRAINAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130131577
    Abstract: An ophthalmic shunt implantable in an eye having an elongate body and a branched conduit for conducting aqueous humor from an anterior chamber of the eye to the suprachoroidal space of the eye and the subconjunctival space, and a plate extending from an upper surface of the elongate body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Ben Bronstein, Nicholas Fish Warner, M. Bruce Shields, Juan B. Battle
  • UVEOSCLERAL DRAINAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110105986
    Abstract: An ophthalmic shunt implantable in an eye having an elongate body and a branched conduit for conducting aqueous humor from an anterior chamber of the eye to the suprachoroidal space of the eye and the subconjunctival space, and a plate extending from an upper surface of the elongate body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Ben Bronstein, Nicholas Fish Warner, Sue Warner, M. Bruce Shields, Juan F. Battle
  • Contact lens for laser surgery
    Patent number: 4966452
    Abstract: A contact lens for use in connection with transscleral cyclophotocoagulation. The lens has a planar entry surface and a frustoconically-shaped exit surface that contacts the sclera surrounding the cornea. The central portion of the lens is opaque to prevent stray laser light from entering the optical portion of the eye during laser application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignees: Ocular Instruments, Inc., Duke University
    Inventors: M. Bruce Shields, Phillip J. Erickson