Patents by Inventor Mariela Aguilar

Mariela Aguilar 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).

  • Publication number: 20230218923
    Abstract: Embodiments of an improved photodynamic therapy device are provided. An example of the device includes an irradiation head having a first end and a surface at a second end, the surface having a radius of curvature. The device also includes a plurality of light sources disposed on the curved surface. The plurality of light sources are configured to emit light having at least one wavelength corresponding approximately to an excitation peak of at least one photosensitizer. The light emitted by the plurality of light sources is focused to a focal point based on the radius of curvature of the surface and a target surface (e.g., a corneal surface of an eye) may be positioned at the focal point for treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jean-Marie A. Parel, Cornelis J. Rowaan, Alex Gonzalez, Juan Silgado, Alejandro Arboleda, Guillermo Amescua, Darlene Miller, Heather Durkee, Mariela Aguilar
  • Patent number: 11564790
    Abstract: A method includes forming a scaffold and seeding the scaffold with live cells; growing the cells in the scaffold; and 3D printing the cells into a living subject, where the cells continue to live in the living subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventor: Mariela Aguilar
  • Publication number: 20200054440
    Abstract: A method includes forming a scaffold and seeding the scaffold with live cells; growing the cells in the scaffold; and 3D printing the cells into a living subject, where the cells continue to live in the living subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Mariela Aguilar
  • Patent number: 10507098
    Abstract: A method of reproducing a biological object includes 3D-imaging the object and generating a mold using a 3D printer; obtaining cells from a donor site on the object; preparing a live cell suspension using the cells from the donor site; forming a scaffold in the mold with collagen and seeding the scaffold with live cells, growing the cells in the mold and curing the collagen; and surgically implanting the object into a living subject, where the cells continue to live in the living subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Inventor: Mariela Aguilar
  • Publication number: 20180221135
    Abstract: A method of reproducing a biological object includes 3D-imaging the object and generating a mold using a 3D printer; obtaining cells from a donor site on the object; preparing a live cell suspension using the cells from the donor site; forming a scaffold in the mold with collagen and seeding the scaffold with live cells, growing the cells in the mold and curing the collagen; and surgically implanting the object into a living subject, where the cells continue to live in the living subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Mariela Aguilar