Patents by Inventor Vanessa I. Vera
Vanessa I. Vera 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).
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Patent number: 11938059Abstract: An inserter for treating glaucoma can comprise a housing, a needle, a plunger, a slider component, and a drive component. The drive component is disposed within a cavity of the housing and rotatable within the cavity to result in movement along a longitudinal axis of the inserter to the needle and the plunger upon rotation of the drive component. The slider component is coupled to the housing and slidable along an elongate groove of the drive component such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: AqueSys, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Horvath, Laszlo O. Romoda, Iqbal K. Ahmed, Brian Scott Hamstrom, Wesley Anne Jung, Vanessa I. Vera, Ronald D. Bache
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Publication number: 20240016659Abstract: The here described invention generally relates to systems for laser eye surgery. It certain embodiments it discloses systems to perform femtosecond eye surgery without docking between the laser delivery system and the patient's eye as well as certain laser delivery system configurations that allow integration of laser delivery systems into a surgical microscope in specific ways, as well as integration into a slit lamp system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Lensar, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Horvath, Vanessa I. Vera
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Publication number: 20220211544Abstract: Cataract surgery is in recent years more and more augmented and supported by the application of laser cuts in the eye tissue. Such laser systems are separate units from the phacoemulsification system units that are usually used for cataract extraction. The laser systems require the patient to be positioned under the laser unit and then being moved under the surgical microscope next to the phacoemulsification unit. The here described invention relates to systems combining several aspects of the laser system and the phacoemulsification system. In particular, this invention relates to combining at least some parts of the control system and the housing for both systems and thereby minimizing and optimizing setup time, operating room footprint, patient flow and cost. Furthermore the here disclosed invention relates to integrating the laser system under the surgical microscope and thereby significantly reducing the surgery setup and complexity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: Lensar, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Horvath, Vanessa I. Vera
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Publication number: 20220047421Abstract: Cataract surgery is in recent years more and more augmented and supported by the application of laser cuts in the eye tissue. Such laser systems are separate units from the phacoemulsification system units that are usually used for cataract extraction. The laser systems require the patient to be positioned under the laser unit and then being moved under the surgical microscope next to the phacoemulsification unit. The here described invention relates to systems combining several aspects of the laser system and the phacoemulsification system. In particular, this invention relates to combining at least some parts of the control system and the housing for both systems and thereby minimizing and optimizing setup time, operating room footprint, patient flow and cost. Furthermore the here disclosed invention relates to integrating the laser system under the surgical microscope and thereby significantly reducing the surgery setup and complexity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: Lensar, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Horvath, Vanessa I. Vera
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Publication number: 20200246188Abstract: An inserter for treating glaucoma can comprise a housing, a needle, a plunger, a slider component, and a drive component. The drive component is disposed within a cavity of the housing and rotatable within the cavity to result in movement along a longitudinal axis of the inserter to the needle and the plunger upon rotation of the drive component. The slider component is coupled to the housing and slidable along an elongate groove of the drive component such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Christopher HORVATH, Laszlo O. ROMODA, Iqbal K. AHMED, Brian Scott HAMSTROM, Wesley Anne JUNG, Vanessa I. VERA, Ronald D. BACHE
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Patent number: 10653555Abstract: An inserter for treating glaucoma can comprise a housing, a needle, a plunger, a slider component, and a drive component. The drive component is disposed within a cavity of the housing and rotatable within the cavity to result in movement along a longitudinal axis of the inserter to the needle and the plunger upon rotation of the drive component. The slider component is coupled to the housing and slidable along an elongate groove of the drive component such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: AQUESYS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Horvath, Laszlo O. Romoda, Iqbal K. Ahmed, Brian Scott Hamstrom, Wesley Anne Jung, Vanessa I. Vera, Ronald D. Bache
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Patent number: 10568763Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for accessing tissue layers of the anterior chamber angle of an eye, targeting one or multiple treatment zones within the anterior angle area of the eye and delivering focused photodisruptive laser pulses with pulse durations <50 picoseconds creating channels into various anatomical structures within the anterior angle of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: FSEYE, LLCInventors: Vanessa I Vera, Christopher Horvath
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Patent number: 10470928Abstract: An inserter for treating glaucoma can comprise a housing, a needle, a plunger, a slider component, and a drive component. The drive component is disposed within a cavity of the housing and rotatable within the cavity to result in movement along a longitudinal axis of the inserter to the needle and the plunger upon rotation of the drive component. The slider component is coupled to the housing and slidable along an elongate groove of the drive component such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: AqueSys, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Horvath, Laszlo O. Romoda, Iqbal K. Ahmed, Brian Scott Hamstrom, Wesley Anne Jung, Vanessa I. Vera, Ronald D. Bache
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Publication number: 20170172797Abstract: An inserter for treating glaucoma can comprise a housing, a needle, a plunger, a slider component, and a drive component. The drive component is disposed within a cavity of the housing and rotatable within the cavity to result in movement along a longitudinal axis of the inserter to the needle and the plunger upon rotation of the drive component. The slider component is coupled to the housing and slidable along an elongate groove of the drive component such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Christopher HORVATH, Laszlo O. ROMODA, Iqbal K. AHMED, Brian Scott HAMSTROM, Wesley Anne JUNG, Vanessa I. VERA, Ronald D. BACHE
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Publication number: 20170172798Abstract: An inserter for treating glaucoma can comprise a housing, a needle, a plunger, a slider component, and a drive component. The drive component is disposed within a cavity of the housing and rotatable within the cavity to result in movement along a longitudinal axis of the inserter to the needle and the plunger upon rotation of the drive component. The slider component is coupled to the housing and slidable along an elongate groove of the drive component such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Christopher HORVATH, Laszlo O. ROMODA, Iqbal K. AHMED, Brian Scott HAMSTROM, Wesley Anne JUNG, Vanessa I. VERA, Ronald D. BACHE
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Patent number: 9585790Abstract: An inserter for treating glaucoma can comprise a housing, a needle, a plunger, a slider component, and a drive component. The drive component is disposed within a cavity of the housing and rotatable within the cavity to result in movement along a longitudinal axis of the inserter to the needle and the plunger upon rotation of the drive component. The slider component is coupled to the housing and slidable along an elongate groove of the drive component such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: AQUESYS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Horvath, Laszlo O. Romoda, Iqbal K. Ahmed, Brian Scott Hamstrom, Wesley Anne Jung, Vanessa I. Vera, Ronald D. Bache
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Publication number: 20160089269Abstract: The here described invention generally relates to systems for laser eye surgery. It certain embodiments it discloses systems to perform femtosecond eye surgery without docking between the laser delivery system and the patient's eye as well as certain laser delivery system configurations that allow integration of laser delivery systems into a surgical microscope in specific ways, as well as integration into a slit lamp system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Christopher Horvath, Vanessa I. Vera
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Publication number: 20160045367Abstract: Cataract surgery is in recent years more and more augmented and supported by the application of laser cuts in the eye tissue. Such laser systems are separate units from the phacoemulsification system units that are usually used for cataract extraction. The laser systems require the patient to be positioned under the laser unit and then being moved under the surgical microscope next to the phacoemulsification unit. The here described invention relates to systems combining several aspects of the laser system and the phacoemulsification system. In particular, this invention relates to combining at least some parts of the control system and the housing for both systems and thereby minimizing and optimizing setup time, operating room footprint, patient flow and cost. Furthermore the here disclosed invention relates to integrating the laser system under the surgical microscope and thereby significantly reducing the surgery setup and complexity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Christopher Horvath, Vanessa I. Vera
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Publication number: 20150313759Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for delivering highly focused photodisruptive laser pulses with pulse durations <50 picoseconds into the anterior chamber angle region of an eye, creating channels into various anatomical structures within the anterior angle of the eye. The invention includes novel gonioscopy lens systems, patient interface systems and a laser delivery systems to deliver such focused laser beams to the anterior angle area of the eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: FS-EYE, LLCInventors: Vanessa I. Vera, Christopher Horvath
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Publication number: 20150305940Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for accessing tissue layers of the anterior chamber angle of an eye, targeting one or multiple treatment zones within the anterior angle area of the eye and delivering focused photodisruptive laser pulses with pulse durations <50 picoseconds creating channels into various anatomical structures within the anterior angle of the eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: Fs-Eye, LLCInventors: Vanessa I. Vera, Christopher Horvath
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Publication number: 20150305939Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for accessing tissue layers of the anterior chamber angle of an eye, targeting one or multiple treatment zones within the anterior angle area of the eye and delivering focused photodisruptive laser pulses with pulse durations <50 picoseconds creating channels into various anatomical structures within the anterior angle of the eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: FS-EYE, LLCInventors: Vanessa I Vera, Christopher Horvath
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Publication number: 20150133946Abstract: An inserter for treating glaucoma can comprise a housing, a needle, a plunger, a slider component, and a drive component. The drive component is disposed within a cavity of the housing and rotatable within the cavity to result in movement along a longitudinal axis of the inserter to the needle and the plunger upon rotation of the drive component. The slider component is coupled to the housing and slidable along an elongate groove of the drive component such that movement of the slider component along the axis rotates the drive component within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: AQUESYS, INC.Inventors: Christopher HORVATH, Laszlo O. ROMODA, Iqbal K. AHMED, Brian Scott HAMSTROM, Wesley Anne JUNG, Vanessa I. VERA, Ronald D. BACHE
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Publication number: 20140350533Abstract: Method, apparatus and systems for laser surgery as part of cataract surgery. The implementation thereof includes: A means to perform incisions in the cornea and inside the eye. In particular Limbal Relaxating Incisions and an anterior or posterior capsulotomy/capsulorhexis using a rapid fire sequence of photodisruptive laser pulses, placed to open the capsule for cataract surgery. The system and methods provides the means to target and direct the laser pulse sequence into the desired region of the eye without the need of a patient interface that is locked to the laser delivery system and holds the eye in a fixed position relative to the delivery system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2011Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: KeLo Tec, LLCInventors: Christopher Horvath, Vanessa I. Vera