Patents by Inventor Thomas SILVERSTRINI

Thomas SILVERSTRINI 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: 20170247525
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to a polymeric material for use in accommodating intraocular lenses for implantation in a lens chamber of a subject's eye. The present disclosure is directed to a polymeric material which comprises a fluorosilicone polymer and a silica component. The presently disclosed polymeric material is both optically clear and has a sufficiently low Young's modulus such that it can effectively respond to the eye's natural accommodative forces and thus can be used in accommodating intraocular lenses. When used in the fabrication of an intraocular lenses, the polymeric material disclosed herein protect the physical characteristics of the lens as the added hydrophobicity of the fluorosilicone polymer allows it to effectively resist diffusion of fluid from the eye and the adhesion of biologica materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: LensGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas SILVERSTRINI, Kevin YACOUB
  • Patent number: 8337393
    Abstract: Described herein are delivery devices and methods of using the devices for delivering an ocular implant into a suprachoroidal space without use of a goniolens. The delivery device includes a handle including a channel extending from a proximal end of the handle to a distal end of the handle, an applier coupled to the handle, the applier including a blunt distal tip and an elongate, flexible wire insertable through a fluid channel of an ocular implant, and a fiber optic image bundle reversibly inserted through the channel such that the fiber optic image bundle extends to a region proximal to the blunt distal tip of the applier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Transcend Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Silverstrini, Richard S. Lilly
  • Patent number: 6966927
    Abstract: This invention is a hybrid intrastromal corneal ring (“ICR”) comprising at least one outer layer of a physiologically compatible polymer having a low modulus of elasticity, which polymer may be hydratable and may be hydrophilic. The inner portion of the ICR may be hollow or may contain one or more physiologically compatible polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Addition Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Silverstrini
  • Patent number: 6214044
    Abstract: This invention is an intrastromal corneal ring having comprising at least one outer layer of a physiologically compatible polymer having a low modulus of elasticity, which polymer may be hydratable and may be hydrophilic. The inner portion of the hybrid intrastromal corneal ring may be hollow or may contain one or more physiologically compatible polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: KeraVision, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Silverstrini
  • Patent number: 5888243
    Abstract: This invention is an intrastromal corneal ring housing comprising at least one outer layer of a physiologically compatible polymer having a low modulus of elasticity, which polymer may be hydratable and may be hydrophilic. The inner portion of the hybird intrastromal corneal ring may be hollow or may contain one or more physiologically compatible polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: KeraVision, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Silverstrini