Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Rector

Thomas M. Rector 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).

  • OPHTHALMIC CUTTING INSTRUMENTS HAVING INTEGRATED ASPIRATION PUMP
    Publication number: 20220233353
    Abstract: A device for extracting lens material from an eye including a distal, disposable portion releaseably coupleable to a proximal, reusable portion. The disposable portion includes a cutting tube having a distal cutting tip and an inner lumen having a distal end. The disposable portion includes an aspiration pump fluidly coupled to the inner lumen of the cutting tube and a cutting tube drive mechanism configured to oscillate the cutting tube. The reusable portion includes an aspiration pump motor configured to drive the aspiration pump and a coupler for releaseably operatively coupling the pump motor to the aspiration pump. Related devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Brett Carter, Scott Chamness, Luke W. Clauson, Nicholas Grant Lewis, Matthew Newell, Michael Raye, Thomas M. Rector, Michael P. Schaller
  • Ophthalmic cutting instruments having integrated aspiration pump
    Patent number: 11241335
    Abstract: A device for extracting lens material from an eye including a distal, disposable portion releasably coupleable to a proximal, reusable portion. The disposable portion includes a cutting tube having a distal cutting tip and an inner lumen having an open distal end. The disposable portion includes an aspiration pump fluidly coupled to the inner lumen of the cutting tube and a cutting tube drive mechanism configured to oscillate the cutting tube. The reusable portion includes an aspiration pump motor configured to drive the aspiration pump and a coupler for releasably operatively coupling the pump motor to the aspiration pump. Related devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Carter, Scott Chamness, Luke W. Clauson, Nicholas G. Lewis, Matthew Newell, Michael Raye, Thomas M. Rector, Michael P. Schaller
  • OPHTHALMIC CUTTING INSTRUMENTS HAVING INTEGRATED ASPIRATION PUMP
    Publication number: 20200289319
    Abstract: A device for extracting lens material from an eye including a distal, disposable portion releasably coupleable to a proximal, reusable portion. The disposable portion includes a cutting tube having a distal cutting tip and an inner lumen having an open distal end. The disposable portion includes an aspiration pump fluidly coupled to the inner lumen of the cutting tube and a cutting tube drive mechanism configured to oscillate the cutting tube. The reusable portion includes an aspiration pump motor configured to drive the aspiration pump and a coupler for releasably operatively coupling the pump motor to the aspiration pump. Related devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Brett Carter, Scott Chamness, Luke W. Clauson, Nicholas G. Lewis, Matthew Newell, Michael Raye, Thomas M. Rector, Michael P. Schaller