ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,378, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Iantrek Inc. (Harrison, N.Y.).
"Devices and systems for cutting, loading, and delivering biologic intraocular implants for increased aqueous outflow and lowering of intraocular pressure" was invented by Sean Buxton (Harrison, N.Y.), Roderick H. Beaulieu (Harrison, N.Y.), Tsontcho Ianchulev (Harrison, N.Y.), Daniel Nelsen (Harrison, N.Y.), David Robson (Harrison, N.Y.) and Joshua Williams (Harrison, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for treating an eye comprising a tissue stored within a lumen of an elongated cannula, the tissue comprises scleral, amniotic membrane, or acellular bioma...