Patents by Inventor Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel

Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel 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).

  • Publication number: 20210393436
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Patent number: 10905586
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Emory University
    Inventors: Mark Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Publication number: 20210022918
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Publication number: 20200237556
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Patent number: 10632013
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION, EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Publication number: 20180028357
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Patent number: 9788995
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Emory University
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Patent number: 8808225
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: Emory University, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Publication number: 20140107566
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicants: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Emory Univeristy
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Patent number: 8636713
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignees: Emory University, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Publication number: 20120232522
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Publication number: 20120226260
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicants: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Emory University
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Patent number: 8197435
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignees: Emory University, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
  • Publication number: 20100256597
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicants: EMORY UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark R. Prausnitz, Henry F. Edelhauser, Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel