Patents by Inventor Steven Wesley Smith

Steven Wesley Smith 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).

  • Ocular lens capsule retainer
    Patent number: 10085882
    Abstract: A thin resilient strand, such as medical suture material, extends from a stiffer shank. The strand can form a resilient hook and/or it can have an arcuate free end to engage tissue such as the interior of a capsular bag at approximately its equator during ophthalmic surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Microsurgical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Vaclav Dusek, Lawrence Laks, Robert May, Natalya Peskin, Steven Wesley Smith
  • OCULAR LENS CAPSULE RETAINER
    Publication number: 20130197533
    Abstract: A thin resilient strand, such as medical suture material, extends from a stiffer shank. The strand can form a resilient hook and/or it can have an arcuate free end to engage tissue such as the interior of a capsular bag at approximately its equator during ophthalmic surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Vaclav Dusek, Lawrence Laks, Robert May, Natalya Peskin, Steven Wesley Smith