Christine M Sindt

US Patent:

20110274322, Nov 10, 2011

Filed:

Apr 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/096539

Inventors:

Jami R. Kern - Fort Worth TX, US
Christine Sindt - Iowa City IA, US
Bruno Lay - Herouville Saint-Clair, FR

Assignee:

ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. - Fort Worth TX

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382128

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for use in assessing a cornea which includes selecting a principal image from among a series of layered images of the cornea. The computer-implemented method further includes detecting a plurality of corneal structures in the principal image and providing a quantitative analysis of the plurality of corneal structures.

US Patent:

20200029950, Jan 30, 2020

Filed:

Nov 8, 2017

Appl. No.:

16/335710

Inventors:

- Iowa City IA, US
Christine Sindt - Iowa City IA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/02
A61F 9/007

Abstract:

An eyelid flipper tool is used to flip a patient's eyelid to gain access to the patient's meibomian gland lands and gland openings. The eyelid flipper tool has a concave end and a convex end connected by a center section. The concave end has a concave edge with a concave end width, a concave radius, and a curvature. The convex end of the eyelid flipper tool has a convex edge with a convex end up with, a convex end radius, and a curvature. The radii of the concave end and the convex end and the curvature of the ends are dimensioned to conform to the curvature of the eyelids or the globe of a patient's eye.