Patents by Inventor RUDOLPH ZACHER

RUDOLPH ZACHER 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).

  • SYSTEMS TO AFFIX DEVICES TO INTRAOCULAR LENS ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230380962
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for securing a drug delivery component to an intraocular lens (IOL) assembly. The systems generally include a support base and a plunger. The support base includes a first portion configured to accommodate a drug delivery component; and a second portion configured to act as a plunger guide. The plunger can be inserted into the plunger guide such that the plunger is positioned to interface with a drug delivery component and an IOL assembly during use. The plunger includes an elongated body and a tip, wherein the tip can include a ramp configured to interface with a fixation loop of a drug delivery component during use and a compartment configured to interface with a haptic of an IOL assembly during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Craig Alan Cable, II, Malik Y. Kahook, Sean Maass, Rudolph Zacher
  • Systems to affix devices to intraocular lens assemblies and related methods
    Patent number: 11779457
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for securing a drug delivery component to an intraocular lens (IOL) assembly. The systems generally include a support base and a plunger. The support base includes a first portion configured to accommodate a drug delivery component; and a second portion configured to act as a plunger guide. The plunger can be inserted into the plunger guide such that the plunger is positioned to interface with a drug delivery component and an IOL assembly during use. The plunger includes an elongated body and a tip, wherein the tip can include a ramp configured to interface with a fixation loop of a drug delivery component during use and a compartment configured to interface with a haptic of an IOL assembly during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: SpyGlass Pharma, Inc., The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body Corporate
    Inventors: Craig Alan Cable, II, Malik Y. Kahook, Sean Maass, Rudolph Zacher
  • SYSTEMS TO AFFIX DEVICES TO INTRAOCULAR LENS ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230059430
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for securing a drug delivery component to an intraocular lens (IOL) assembly. The systems generally include a support base and a plunger. The support base includes a first portion configured to accommodate a drug delivery component; and a second portion configured to act as a plunger guide. The plunger can be inserted into the plunger guide such that the plunger is positioned to interface with a drug delivery component and an IOL assembly during use. The plunger includes an elongated body and a tip, wherein the tip can include a ramp configured to interface with a fixation loop of a drug delivery component during use and a compartment configured to interface with a haptic of an IOL assembly during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Craig Alan Cable, II, Malik Y. Kahook, Sean Maass, Rudolph Zacher
  • Hybrid phacoemulsification needle
    Patent number: 11185442
    Abstract: A phacoemulsification needle comprises a hollow shaft with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a distal end terminating in a distal edge. The shaft has a central bore extending there through. The central bore is defined by the interior surface of the hollow shaft. A first over mold is located on the exterior surface and distal edge of the hollow shaft. The first over mold covers at least a portion of a periphery of the exterior surface of the hollow shaft, the distal edge, and terminates at the central bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: James Chon, Kristine Velasco, Rudolph Zacher
  • HYBRID PHACOEMULSIFICATION NEEDLE
    Publication number: 20190262176
    Abstract: A phacoemulsification needle comprises a hollow shaft with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a distal end terminating in a distal edge. The shaft has a central bore extending there through. The central bore is defined by the interior surface of the hollow shaft. A first over mold is located on the exterior surface and distal edge of the hollow shaft. The first over mold covers at least a portion of a periphery of the exterior surface of the hollow shaft, the distal edge, and terminates at the central bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: James Chon, Kristine Velasco, Rudolph Zacher
  • HYBRID PHACOEMULSIFICATION NEEDLE
    Publication number: 20150112356
    Abstract: A phacoemulsification needle comprises a hollow shaft with an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a distal end terminating in a distal edge. The shaft has a central bore extending there through. The central bore is defined by the interior surface of the hollow shaft. A first over mold is located on the exterior surface and distal edge of the hollow shaft. The first over mold covers at least a portion of a periphery of the exterior surface of the hollow shaft, the distal edge, and terminates at the central bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: JAMES CHON, KRISTINE VELASCO, RUDOLPH ZACHER