Patents by Inventor Pascal Bernard

Pascal Bernard 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).

  • Cassette and injector for flexible intraocular lens and method for injecting such lenses
    Publication number: 20050125000
    Abstract: A lens cassette for a lens injector includes a tubular body and a piston mobile in the tubular body to move forward a lens towards an injection cannula. The device includes a housing (30, 31) for an intraocular lens (10), an inserting zone (33) for the piston, and outlet zone (35) for the lens and its own closure element (25, 26) for enclosing the lens. The cassette is made of a material enabling sterilization of the lens enclosed in the cassette, while providing a prolonged shelf life. The cassette assembly with the lens and the injector can be sterilized in a sealed flask by gamma radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Philippe Tourrette, Pascal Bernard, Vincent Raquin