Patents by Inventor Shelley Eckert HANCOCK

Shelley Eckert HANCOCK 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).

  • Patent number: 11596545
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and kits for ocular drug delivery are described herein. An apparatus can include a housing, an energy storage member, a barrel, and a hub. The housing contains the energy storage member. A proximal end portion of the barrel is coupled to a distal end portion of the housing. The barrel is configured to contain medicament and includes at least a portion of a piston and an elastomeric member. The piston is configured to move the elastomeric member within the barrel in response to a force produced by the energy storage member. The hub is coupled to a distal end portion of the barrel. An inner surface of the hub defines a nozzle through which the medicament flows when the elastomeric member moves within the barrel. The nozzle and the energy storage member are collectively configured to produce a fluid jet to access a target location within an eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CLEARSIDE BIOMEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Rafael Victor Andino, Thomas Edward Godfrey, Shelley Eckert Hancock, Samirkumar Patel, Keleigh Jo Mahn, Jesse Yoo, Vladimir Zarnitsyn
  • Publication number: 20220280386
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus for extracting a fluid from a container. In some aspects, an extraction member can comprise a first coupling portion configured to removably couple the extraction member to a medicament container containing a medicament, a puncture member defining a fluidic channel and configured to pierce the septum seal to establish fluidic communication between the medicament container and the medicament injector, and a seal disposed between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion, and defining an opening through which the puncture member is disposed and extends therefrom towards the first coupling portion thereby defining a medicament collection area circumferentially surrounding a portion of the puncture member between the seal and a distal end of the puncture member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Rafael Victor ANDINO, Shelley Eckert HANCOCK, Thomas Edward GODFREY, Cherry WAN
  • Publication number: 20210220173
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing, an adjustment member, and a microneedle. The housing can be coupled to a medicament container, and includes a hub surface that can contact a target surface. The adjustment member is within the housing and separates an inner volume of the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber is fluidically coupled with the medicament container. The adjustment member, which is coupled to the microneedle, can transition between a first configuration and a second configuration. A proximal end portion of the microneedle is fluidically coupled to the first chamber such that a substance can be conveyed from the medicament container through the microneedle. A distal tip of the microneedle extends from the hub surface by a first distance when the adjustment member is in the first configuration, and by a second distance when the adjustment member is in the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: CLEARSIDE BIOMEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Rafael Victor ANDINO, Shelley Eckert HANCOCK
  • Patent number: 10973681
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing, an adjustment member, and a microneedle. The housing can be coupled to a medicament container, and includes a hub surface that can contact a target surface. The adjustment member is within the housing and separates an inner volume of the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber is fluidically coupled with the medicament container. The adjustment member, which is coupled to the microneedle, can transition between a first configuration and a second configuration. A proximal end portion of the microneedle is fluidically coupled to the first chamber such that a substance can be conveyed from the medicament container through the microneedle. A distal tip of the microneedle extends from the hub surface by a first distance when the adjustment member is in the first configuration, and by a second distance when the adjustment member is in the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CLEARSIDE BIOMEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Rafael V. Andino, Shelley Eckert Hancock
  • Publication number: 20190307606
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and kits for ocular drug delivery are described herein. An apparatus can include a housing, an energy storage member, a barrel, and a hub. The housing contains the energy storage member. A proximal end portion of the barrel is coupled to a distal end portion of the housing. The barrel is configured to contain medicament and includes at least a portion of a piston and an elastomeric member. The piston is configured to move the elastomeric member within the barrel in response to a force produced by the energy storage member. The hub is coupled to a distal end portion of the barrel. An inner surface of the hub defines a nozzle through which the medicament flows when the elastomeric member moves within the barrel. The nozzle and the energy storage member are collectively configured to produce a fluid jet to access a target location within an eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Rafael Victor ANDINO, Thomas Edward GODFREY, Shelley Eckert HANCOCK, Samirkumar PATEL, Keleigh Jo MAHN, Jesse YOO, Vladimir ZARNITSYN
  • Publication number: 20190290485
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and kits for ocular drug delivery are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes inserting a distal end portion of a puncture member into an eye to define a delivery passageway within the eye. The delivery passageway extends through ha sclera of the eye and a choroid of the eye. The delivery passageway is less than about 1.5 mm. The method further includes conveying a substance into a subretinal space within the eye via the distal end portion of the puncture member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: CLEARSIDE BIOMEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Rafael Victor ANDINO, Thomas Edward GODFREY, Shelley Eckert HANCOCK, Samirkumar PATEL, Keleigh Jo STRUDTHOFF, Jesse YOO, Vladimir ZARNITSYN
  • Patent number: 10390901
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first tray member, a second tray member, and a lid. The first tray member has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion defines a first volume, and the second portion defines a second volume configured to receive a medicament container. The second tray member defines a third volume having a sidewall including a retention portion configured to retain an ocular injector within the third volume. The second tray member is coupled within first volume such that the sidewall of the second tray member and a sidewall of the first tray member enclose the ocular injector. The lid is coupled to the first tray member about the first volume, and is constructed from a material formulated to maintain sterility of the first volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: CLEARSIDE BIOMEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Godfrey, Rafael Victor Andino, Shelley Eckert Hancock, Keleigh Jo Strudthoff
  • Publication number: 20180042767
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing, an adjustment member, and a microneedle. The housing can be coupled to a medicament container, and includes a hub surface that can contact a target surface. The adjustment member is within the housing and separates an inner volume of the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber is fluidically coupled with the medicament container. The adjustment member, which is coupled to the microneedle, can transition between a first configuration and a second configuration. A proximal end portion of the microneedle is fluidically coupled to the first chamber such that a substance can be conveyed from the medicament container through the microneedle. A distal tip of the microneedle extends from the hub surface by a first distance when the adjustment member is in the first configuration, and by a second distance when the adjustment member is in the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Clearside Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael V. ANDINO, Shelley Eckert HANCOCK
  • Publication number: 20170224435
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first tray member, a second tray member, and a lid. The first tray member has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion defines a first volume, and the second portion defines a second volume configured to receive a medicament container. The second tray member defines a third volume having a sidewall including a retention portion configured to retain an ocular injector within the third volume. The second tray member is coupled within first volume such that the sidewall of the second tray member and a sidewall of the first tray member enclose the ocular injector. The lid is coupled to the first tray member about the first volume, and is constructed from a material formulated to maintain sterility of the first volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Clearside Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Edward GODFREY, Rafael Victor ANDINO, Shelley Eckert HANCOCK, Keleigh Jo STRUDTHOFF