Patents by Inventor William R. Taber

William R. Taber 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).

  • Patent number: 11992436
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are presented for inserting an implant in the cornea of the eye, where the implant is a microshunt; a microshunt delivery device for delivering the microshunt into the cornea may comprise the microshunt, an actuator, and a suction stabilizer; a vacuum device may be inserted in the stabilizer such that the cornea may be sucked onto a concave bottom side of the stabilizer; the microshunt may then be inserted into a hole in the suction stabilizer with the actuator; the actuator may be turned to screw the microshunt into a hole in the cornea; and the actuator may be removed from the suction stabilizer, breaking the vacuum seal and leaving the microshunt inserted in the cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jeannette M. A. da Silva Curiel, William R. Taber
  • Publication number: 20200306086
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are presented for inserting an implant in the cornea of the eye, where the implant is a microshunt; a microshunt delivery device for delivering the microshunt into the cornea may comprise the microshunt, an actuator, and a suction stabilizer; a vacuum device may be inserted in the stabilizer such that the cornea may be sucked onto a concave bottom side of the stabilizer; the microshunt may then be inserted into a hole in the suction stabilizer with the actuator; the actuator may be turned to screw the microshunt into a hole in the cornea; and the actuator may be removed from the suction stabilizer, breaking the vacuum seal and leaving the microshunt inserted in the cornea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jeannette M. A. da Silva Curiel, William R. Taber
  • Publication number: 20180110650
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for inserting an implant in the cornea (105) of the eye, where the implant is a microshunt device (405, 515). The microshunt device may comprise an inlet (425) section comprising at least one lumen and at least one inlet opening; an outlet (420) section comprising at least one lumen that connects to at least one outlet opening; and where the microshunt device (405, 515) is configured to be implanted within the cornea (105) of an eye, where the microshunt device effects the flow of aqueous humor from an anterior chamber (160, 235) of the eye to the anterior surface of the cornea (410, 630), bypassing the trabecular meshwork (145, 240), thereby diverting aqueous humor from the anterior chamber (160, 235) to the surface of the cornea (410, 630).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Jeannette M.A. DA SILVA CURIEL, William R. TABER
  • Patent number: 9744076
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for inserting an implant in the cornea (105) of the eye, where the implant is a microshunt device (405,515). The microshunt device may comprise an inlet (425) section comprising at least one lumen and at least one inlet opening; an outlet (420) section comprising at least one lumen that connects to at least one outlet opening; and where the microshunt device (405,515) is configured to be implanted within the cornea (105) of an eye, where the microshunt device effects the flow of aqueous humor from an anterior chamber (160,235) of the eye to the anterior surface of the cornea (410,630), bypassing the trabecular meshwork (145,240), thereby diverting aqueous humor from the anterior chamber (160,235) to the surface of the cornea (410,630).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventors: Jeannette M. A. da Silva Curiel, William R. Taber
  • Publication number: 20160270958
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for inserting an implant in the cornea (105) of the eye, where the implant is a microshunt device (405,515). The microshunt device may comprise an inlet (425) section comprising at least one lumen and at least one inlet opening; an outlet (420) section comprising at least one lumen that connects to at least one outlet opening; and where the microshunt device (405,515) is configured to be implanted within the cornea (105) of an eye, where the microshunt device effects the flow of aqueous humor from an anterior chamber (160,235) of the eye to the anterior surface of the cornea (410,630), bypassing the trabecular meshwork (145,240), thereby diverting aqueous humor from the anterior chamber (160,235) to the surface of the cornea (410,630).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Jeannette M.A. de Silva Curiel, William R. Taber