Patents by Inventor Rebeca Kyker Bowden

Rebeca Kyker Bowden 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).

  • Apparatus and diamond blade mechanism to make an annular incision in soft tissue
    Patent number: 9700458
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for cutting an annular piece out of the soft tissue of a selected mammal. The device can be utilized in surgical situations such as capsularhexis. The device comprises one or more blades which when rotated, cut an annular path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Rhexis Surgical Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Kenneth Giardina, Shane Anthony Saunders, Khaled Nizar Kashlan, Rebeca Kyker Bowden, Jorge Alejandro Baro, Kanitha Kim Mann
  • APPARATUS AND DIAMOND BLADE MECHANISM TO MAKE AN ANNULAR INCISION IN SOFT TISSUE
    Publication number: 20150238359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for cutting an annular piece out of the soft tissue of a selected mammal. The device can be utilized in surgical situations such as capsularhexis. The device comprises one or more blades which when rotated, cut an annular path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Rhexis Surgical Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Kenneth Giardina, Shane Anthony Saunders, Khaled Nizar Kashlan, Rebeca Kyker Bowden, Jorge Alejandro Baro, Kanitha Kim Mann
  • Methods for imaging ocular devices using optical coherence tomography
    Patent number: 8708496
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for imaging ocular devices. The methods generally involve (a) applying a scattering agent to the ocular device; and (b) imaging the ocular device using optical coherence tomography (OCT). The methods described herein provide useful structural information about the surface of the device with high sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Yeming Gu, Rebeca Kyker Bowden, William Jordan Hall, Deborah J. Mulcahy, Yongxing Qiu, Benjamin David Sullivan, Robert Carey Tucker
  • APPARATUS FOR CREATING AN ANNULAR INCISION IN SOFT TISSUE
    Publication number: 20130066351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for cutting an annular piece out of the soft tissue of a selected mammal. The device can be utilized in surgical situations such as capsularhexis. The device comprises one or more blades which when rotated, cut an annular path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Kenneth Giardina, Shane Anthony Saunders, Khaled Nizar Kashian, Rebeca Kyker Bowden, Jorge Alejandro Baro, Kanitha Devi Kim
  • METHODS FOR IMAGING OCULAR DEVICES USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20120038888
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for imaging ocular devices. The methods generally involve (a) applying a scattering agent to the ocular device; and (b) imaging the ocular device using optical coherence tomography (OCT). The methods described herein provide useful structural information about the surface of the device with high sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Yeming Gu, Rebeca Kyker Bowden, William Jordan Hall, Deborah J. Mulcahy, Yongxing Qiu, Benjamin David Sullivan, Robert Carey Tucker