Patents by Inventor Mika SALKOLA

Mika SALKOLA 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: 20230355435
    Abstract: An apparatus for administering a drug onto an ocular surface of a subject, the apparatus including a probe holding means for holding a probe within the apparatus. The probe has a first part being made of a bio-compatible material, and a second part being made of a magnetic material, the first part having a proximal end connected to the second part and a distal end opposite to the proximal end, wherein the distal end of the first part is employed to carry the drug. The apparatus also has an induction coil and control circuit, wherein the control circuit controls the induction coil to produce a first magnetic force and a second magnetic force, in an alternating manner, to release the probe in a first direction and to retract the probe in a second direction, respectively, wherein, when released in the first direction, the probe administers the drug from the distal end of the first part upon touching the ocular surface of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: ICARE FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Mika SALKOLA, Juha Päällysaho
  • Patent number: 11571120
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for measuring physiological parameters of an eye. The apparatus includes a transmitter for transmitting a first set of electromagnetic waves of a first set of frequencies towards the eye, a receiver for receiving reflected electromagnetic waves corresponding to the transmitted first set of electromagnetic waves of the first set of frequencies, a comparator configured to compare the transmitted first set of electromagnetic waves with the received reflected electromagnetic waves for determining an amplitude response and a phase response for each of the electromagnetic waves of the first set of frequencies, and a calculation unit configured to fit the determined amplitude response and phase response to a physiological model of the eye to determine the physiological parameters of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: ICARE FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Mika Salkola, Aleksi Tamminen
  • Publication number: 20220409044
    Abstract: A system for measuring at least one parameter of an eye. The system includes a probe detachably arranged within a housing, wherein the probe is operable to impact a surface of the eye with a predefined impact attribute, at least one coil operable to maintain the probe within the housing, to release the probe towards the surface of the eye and to retract the probe into the housing, a probe vibration means operable to induce vibration to the probe, a measuring means for measuring a change in vibration of the probe upon impact on the surface of the eye and a controller configured to use the measured change in vibration of the probe to determine the at least one parameter of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: ICARE FINLAND OY
    Inventor: Mika SALKOLA
  • Publication number: 20210298598
    Abstract: An alignment means of a measurement instrument includes a housing an optical component having a principal axis in a direction parallel to a desired alignment; a first light source positioned at a first distance S1 from the optical component and at a first height h1 from the principle axis; a second light source positioned at a second distance S2 from the optical component and at a second height h2 from the principle axis; and an angle barrier means arranged between the optical component, and the first and second light sources. The housing, the optical component, and the angle barrier means are arranged to block visibility of the first light source along the principal axis at a distance superior to d1?; and block visibility of the second light source along the principal axis at a distance smaller than d2, wherein d2 is smaller than d1?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: ICARE FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Mika SALKOLA, Antti JAATINEN, Kati STRANIUS, Mertsi HAAPALAINEN
  • Publication number: 20210251569
    Abstract: A method of determining touch sensitivity threshold at a region of body of a human using a probe. The method includes setting first value for impact attribute of probe; releasing the probe towards the region, to impact the region with the first value for impact attribute; receiving first feedback from human in response to the impact of the probe with the first value for the impact attribute. The method further includes changing the first value of the impact attribute to set a second value; releasing the probe towards the region, to impact the region with the second value for the impact attribute; receiving a second feedback corresponding to the second value for the impact attribute. The method includes changing value of impact attribute until determination of touch sensitivity threshold as either a lowest value of sensing or a highest value of senselessness of probe based on the feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: ICARE FINLAND OY
    Inventor: Mika SALKOLA
  • Publication number: 20190290120
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for measuring physiological parameters of an eye. The apparatus includes a transmitter for transmitting a first set of electromagnetic waves of a first set of frequencies towards the eye, a receiver for receiving reflected electromagnetic waves corresponding to the transmitted first set of electromagnetic waves of the first set of frequencies, a comparator configured to compare the transmitted first set of electromagnetic waves with the received reflected electromagnetic waves for determining an amplitude response and a phase response for each of the electromagnetic waves of the first set of frequencies, and a calculation unit configured to fit the determined amplitude response and phase response to a physiological model of the eye to determine the physiological parameters of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Mika SALKOLA, Aleksi TAMMINEN
  • Publication number: 20180368681
    Abstract: A device for measuring intraocular pressure includes a functional part with a tubular probe base and a probe contactable with a surface of an eye to derive an intraocular pressure in the eye from variations in a velocity of the probe. The probe is inside the tubular probe base. The probe is partly formed of magnetic material. An induction coil gives the probe a specific velocity. The device also has means for measuring the variations in a velocity of the probe, means for processing and displaying the measurement data, and controlling operations. The device is mainly characterized by means for holding the probe inside the tubular probe base, and means for releasing the probe for the measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Pauliina MAKKELI, Rami HAULISTO, Matti RAUDASOJA, Jussi PUKKI, Teemu HERRANEN, Ari KUKKONEN, Mika SALKOLA