Patents by Inventor Ramon C. Dimalanta

Ramon C. Dimalanta 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).

  • Phacoemulsification tip with internal oriented structures
    Patent number: 8308735
    Abstract: A phacoemulsification tip is formed from a tube that encloses an aspiration lumen surrounded by and generally concentric with a structure section. The structure section has a plurality of structures (ridges, vanes, ribs, or fins). The plurality of structures project inward from an inner wall of the tube at the distal end of the tube. The plurality of the structures are disposed at an angle with respect to a face of the distal end of the tube. Alternatively, the plurality of the structures are disposed at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to a plane that is tangent to a curved outer surface of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Ramon C. Dimalanta
  • Handpiece tip
    Patent number: 7857794
    Abstract: A tip for a surgical handpiece having two coaxial tubes or channels mounted within a body. The tip has one or more features that shape the fluid discharge so as to optimize the performance of the handpiece for varying parts of the surgical procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Alcon, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramon C. Dimalanta, Ziad R. Ghannoum, Sean C. Madden, Glenn Sussman
  • Phacoemulsification Tip with Internal Oriented Structures
    Publication number: 20100087846
    Abstract: A phacoemulsification tip is formed from a tube that encloses an aspiration lumen surrounded by and generally concentric with a structure section. The structure section has a plurality of structures (ridges, vanes, ribs, or fins). The plurality of structures project inward from an inner wall of the tube at the distal end of the tube. The plurality of the structures are disposed at an angle with respect to a face of the distal end of the tube. Alternatively, the plurality of the structures are disposed at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to a plane that is tangent to a curved outer surface of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventor: Ramon C. Dimalanta
  • Container for delivery of fluid to ophthalmic surgical handpiece
    Patent number: 7160268
    Abstract: A container for delivery of a surgical fluid to a surgical handpiece is disclosed. The container includes a volume for receiving the surgical fluid to be delivered to the handpiece and an end for removably engaging a receptacle in a surgical console and for fluidly coupling with a source of pressurized fluid in a surgical console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Alcon, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Darnell, Ramon C. Dimalanta, Sean C. Madden, Glenn R. Sussman
  • Apparatus for delivery of fluid to opthalmic surgical handpiece
    Patent number: 6921385
    Abstract: An apparatus for delivery of a surgical fluid to a surgical handpiece is disclosed. The apparatus generally includes a container and an adapter receiving one end of the container. The container holds the surgical fluid to be delivered to the handpiece. The adapter is for removably engaging a receptacle in a surgical console and for fluidly coupling with a source of pressurized fluid in a surgical console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Alcon, Inc.
    Inventors: Don A. Clements, Lawrence W. Darnell, Ramon C. Dimalanta, Sean C. Madden, Glenn R. Sussman
  • Apparatus for delivery of fluid to ophthalmic surgical handpiece
    Publication number: 20040024412
    Abstract: An apparatus for delivery of a surgical fluid to a surgical handpiece is disclosed. The apparatus generally includes a container and an adapter receiving one end of the container. The container holds the surgical fluid to be delivered to the handpiece. The adapter is for removably engaging a receptacle in a surgical console and for fluidly coupling with a source of pressurized fluid in a surgical console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Don A. Clements, Lawrence W. Darnell, Ramon C. Dimalanta, Sean C. Madden, Glenn R. Sussman
  • Container for delivery of fluid to ophthalmic surgical handpiece
    Publication number: 20040024380
    Abstract: A container for delivery of a surgical fluid to a surgical handpiece is disclosed. The container includes a volume for receiving the surgical fluid to be delivered to the handpiece and an end for removably engaging a receptacle in a surgical console and for fluidly coupling with a source of pressurized fluid in a surgical console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Lawrence W. Darnell, Ramon C. Dimalanta, Sean C. Madden, Glenn R. Sussman