Thomas M Isaacs

US Patent:

8518110, Aug 27, 2013

Filed:

Sep 4, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/554345

Inventors:

Thomas L. Isaacs - Oldsmar FL, US
Hayden Beatty - Dunedin FL, US
William B. Wright - Anioch TN, US
John Clough - St Pete Beach FL, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/16
A61F 9/00

US Classification:

623 612, 606107

Abstract:

A shipping system for a medical device, such as implantable lens for an eye, is provided that may be reconfigured from a shipping mode into an injection mode without manually handling the contained lens or other device. Upon manufacture, a lens may be placed within the system assembly in the shipping configuration. While in the shipping configuration, the lens is kept in its desired shape and within a selected environment. Upon arrival at the destination, the user may attach fittings for injection of the device into a body. The process of changing from the shipping to the injection mode deforms the device into a shape suitable for injection. A new assembly for insertion of a medical device utilizing the shipping systems is also disclosed.

US Patent:

20080077237, Mar 27, 2008

Filed:

Sep 22, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/525360

Inventors:

Thomas L. Isaacs - Oldsmar FL, US
Hayden Beatty - Dunedin FL, US
William B. Wright - Antioch TN, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/16

US Classification:

623 612

Abstract:

A shipping system for a medical device, such as implantable lens for an eye, is provided that may be reconfigured from a shipping mode into an injection mode without manually handling the contained lens or other device. Upon manufacture, a lens may be placed within the system assembly in the shipping configuration. While in the shipping configuration, the lens is kept in its desired shape and within a selected environment. Upon arrival at the destination, the user may attach fittings for injection of the device into a body. The process of changing from the shipping to the injection mode deforms the device into a shape suitable for injection.

US Patent:

20110144654, Jun 16, 2011

Filed:

Feb 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/031310

Inventors:

Thomas L. Isaacs - Oldsmar FL, US
Hayden Beatty - Dunedin FL, US
John Clough - St Pete Beach FL, US

Assignee:

LENSTEC, INC. - St. Petersburg FL

International Classification:

A61F 9/007

US Classification:

606107

Abstract:

A shipping system for a medical device, such as implantable lens for an eye, is provided that may be reconfigured from a shipping mode into an injection mode without manually handling the contained lens or other device. Upon manufacture, a lens may be placed within the system assembly in the shipping configuration. While in the shipping configuration, the lens is kept in its desired shape and within a selected environment. Upon arrival at the destination, the user may attach a nozzle assembly for injecting the device into a body. The process of changing from the shipping to the injection mode deforms the device into a shape suitable for injection. A new assembly for a medical device utilizing the shipping systems is also disclosed. The insertion assembly includes a body for containing the medical device, a plunger casing, a finger-engaging flange, and a resilient ring member all of which are formed as a single piece assembly. Additionally a nozzle assembly may be integrally formed with the insertion assembly or formed as a separate body that is attachable to the insertion assembly.