Patents by Inventor Trent Spencer Wells

Trent Spencer Wells 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: 20230310824
    Abstract: A breakaway medical connector can include a housing with engagement features that interface with corresponding engagement features on a breakaway member so that the breakaway is attached to the housing. A second connector can couple to the breakaway member to provide a fluid connection between the first connector and the second connector. If a force above a threshold is applied that pulls the second connector apart from the breakaway connector, the engagement features can be overcome and the breakaway member can detach from the housing. The second connector can detach from the first connector along with the breakaway member. The connector can have a valve that closes the fluid pathway upon the separation of the breakaway member from the housing. In some embodiments, the breakaway member can be reattached to the housing, such as to reestablish fluid communication between the breakaway medical connector and the second medical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Erik Scott Shauver, Trent Spencer Wells, David Nelson
  • Patent number: 10874552
    Abstract: Ocular lens cutting devices and methods for cutting and removing tissue such as lens fragments from an eye of a patient are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ocular lens cutting device includes an outer member and an inner member positioned within the outer member. The outer member and the inner member can each include at least one cutting edge. The at least one cutting edge of the outer member and the at least one cutting edge of the inner member can cooperate to form a cutting structure as the inner member moves with respect to the outer member. The ocular lens cutting device can also be connected to a vacuum source which can allow the ocular lens cutting device to grasp the tissue to be cut and remove the cut fragments from the surgical area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Trent Spencer Wells, Matthew T. McCormick, Ralph Kerns, Mark S. Humayun
  • Publication number: 20190000581
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon can include a tray and a plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can have a plurality of structures located on an upper side of the tray for receiving the plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can receive a separate control unit. The tray can also have a fluid reservoir receiver for receiving a bottle or container of fluid, such as balanced salt solution. The fluid reservoir receiver can include one or more features, including, a spike, an air vent, and a light. A separate container can be used to place the bottle or container of fluid into the fluid reservoir receiver on the tray. This separate container can include a collapsible section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ralph Kerns, Mark Humayun, Matthew T. McCormick, Trent Spencer Wells, Lawrence Chong, Jaw Chyng Lue
  • Patent number: 10070934
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon can include a tray and a plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can have a plurality of structures located on an upper side of the tray for receiving the plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can receive a separate control unit. The tray can also have a fluid reservoir receiver for receiving a bottle or container of fluid, such as balanced salt solution. The fluid reservoir receiver can include one or more features, including, a spike, an air vent, and a light. A separate container can be used to place the bottle or container of fluid into the fluid reservoir receiver on the tray. This separate container can include a collapsible section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Doheny Eye Institute
    Inventors: Ralph Kerns, Mark Humayun, Matthew T. McCormick, Trent Spencer Wells, Lawrence Chong, Jaw Chyng Lue
  • Publication number: 20170035523
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon can include a tray and a plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can have a plurality of structures located on an upper side of the tray for receiving the plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can receive a separate control unit. The tray can also have a fluid reservoir receiver for receiving a bottle or container of fluid, such as balanced salt solution. The fluid reservoir receiver can include one or more features, including, a spike, an air vent, and a light. A separate container can be used to place the bottle or container of fluid into the fluid reservoir receiver on the tray. This separate container can include a collapsible section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ralph Kerns, Mark Humayun, Matthew T. McCormick, Trent Spencer Wells, Lawrence Chong, Jaw Chyng Lue
  • Patent number: 9463070
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon can include a tray and a plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can have a plurality of structures located on an upper side of the tray for receiving the plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can receive a separate control unit. The tray can also have a fluid reservoir receiver for receiving a bottle or container of fluid, such as balanced salt solution. The fluid reservoir receiver can include one or more features, including, a spike, an air vent, and a light. A separate container can be used to place the bottle or container of fluid into the fluid reservoir receiver on the tray. This separate container can include a collapsible section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Doheny Eye Institute
    Inventors: Ralph Kerns, Mark Humayun, Matthew T. McCormick, Trent Spencer Wells, Lawrence Chong, Jaw Chyng Lue
  • Publication number: 20140364885
    Abstract: Ocular lens cutting devices and methods for cutting and removing tissue such as lens fragments from an eye of a patient are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ocular lens cutting device includes an outer member and an inner member positioned within the outer member. The outer member and the inner member can each include at least one cutting edge. The at least one cutting edge of the outer member and the at least one cutting edge of the inner member can cooperate to form a cutting structure as the inner member moves with respect to the outer member. The ocular lens cutting device can also be connected to a vacuum source which can allow the ocular lens cutting device to grasp the tissue to be cut and remove the cut fragments from the surgical area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Trent Spencer Wells, Matthew T. McCormick, Ralph Kerns, Mark S. Humayun
  • Publication number: 20140238890
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon can include a tray and a plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can have a plurality of structures located on an upper side of the tray for receiving the plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can receive a separate control unit. The tray can also have a fluid reservoir receiver for receiving a bottle or container of fluid, such as balanced salt solution. The fluid reservoir receiver can include one or more features, including, a spike, an air vent, and a light. A separate container can be used to place the bottle or container of fluid into the fluid reservoir receiver on the tray. This separate container can include a collapsible section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ralph Kerns, Mark Humayun, Matthew T. McCormick, Trent Spencer Wells, Lawrence Chong, Jaw Chyng Lue
  • Patent number: 8568391
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon can include a tray and a plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can have a plurality of structures located on an upper side of the tray for receiving the plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can receive a separate control unit. The tray can also have a fluid reservoir receiver for receiving a bottle or container of fluid, such as balanced salt solution. The fluid reservoir receiver can include one or more features, including, a spike, an air vent, and a light. A separate container can be used to place the bottle or container of fluid into the fluid reservoir receiver on the tray. This separate container can include a collapsible section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Doheny Eye Institute
    Inventors: Ralph Kerns, Mark Humayun, Matthew T. McCormick, Trent Spencer Wells, Lawrence Chong, Jaw Chyng Lue
  • Publication number: 20120325704
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon can include a tray and a plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can have a plurality of structures located on an upper side of the tray for receiving the plurality of surgical instruments. The tray can receive a separate control unit. The tray can also have a fluid reservoir receiver for receiving a bottle or container of fluid, such as balanced salt solution. The fluid reservoir receiver can include one or more features, including, a spike, an air vent, and a light. A separate container can be used to place the bottle or container of fluid into the fluid reservoir receiver on the tray. This separate container can include a collapsible section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ralph Kerns, Mark Humayun, Matthew T. McCormick, Trent Spencer Wells, Lawrence Chong, Jaw Chyng Lue