Patents by Inventor Milton B. Shields

Milton B. 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
    Patent number: 7662123
    Abstract: An ophthalmic shunt implantable in an eye having an elongate body and a conduit for conducting aqueous humor from an anterior chamber of the eye to the suprachoroidal space of the eye. The elongate body has a forward end and an insertion head that extends from the forward end. The insertion head defines a shearing edge suitable for cutting eye tissue engage thereby. The forward end and the insertion head of the body define a shoulder surface. The conduit has a first end defined on a portion of a top surface of the insertion head. The conduit also extends through the body from the forward end to a back end thereof. The first end of the conduit is spaced from the shearing edge and, in one example, from the shoulder of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventor: Milton B. Shields
  • UVEOSCLERAL DRAINAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080306429
    Abstract: An ophthalmic shunt implantable in an eye has an elongate body and a conduit for conducting aqueous humor from an anterior chamber of the eye to the suprachoroidal space of the eye. The elongate body has a forward end, a spaced back end, and an insertion head that extends from the forward end. The insertion head defines a shearing edge suitable for cutting eye tissue engage thereby. The elongate body can define at least one slot that is configured for operative receipt of a surgical tool such as an obturator. In another aspect, at least a portion of the conduit can be configured for operative receipt of a surgical tool such as an obturator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Milton B. Shields, Ben Bronstein, Nicholas Fish Warner
  • Uveoscleral drainage device
    Patent number: 7041077
    Abstract: An ophthalmic shunt implantable in an eye having an elongate body and a conduit for conducting aqueous humor from an anterior chamber of the eye to the suprachoroidal space of the eye. The elongate body has a forward end and an insertion head that extends from the forward end. The insertion head defines a shearing edge suitable for cutting eye tissue engage thereby. The forward end and the insertion head of the body define a shoulder surface. The conduit has a first end defined on a portion of a top surface of the insertion head. The conduit also extends through the body from the forward end to a back end thereof. The first end of the conduit is spaced from the shearing edge and, in one example, from the shoulder of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventor: Milton B. Shields
  • Uveoscleral drainage device
    Publication number: 20040015140
    Abstract: An ophthalmic shunt implantable in an eye having an elongate body and a conduit for conducting aqueous humor from an anterior chamber of the eye to the suprachoroidal space of the eye. The elongate body has a forward end and an insertion head that extends from the forward end. The insertion head defines a shearing edge suitable for cutting eye tissue engage thereby. The forward end and the insertion head of the body define a shoulder surface. The conduit has a first end defined on a portion of a top surface of the insertion head. The conduit also extends through the body from the forward end to a back end thereof. The first end of the conduit is spaced from the shearing edge and, in one example, from the shoulder of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventor: Milton B. Shields