DR. RICHARD JAMES MACKOOL, MD
Medical Practice at 41 St, Long Island City, NY

5505693, Apr 9, 1996

Mar 8, 1995

8/400802

Richard J. Mackool - Astoria NY

A61B 1720

604 22

A surgical instrument for removing tissue, such as a cataract, from a patient's body includes a hollow vibrating needle surrounded by one or two hollow infusion sleeves. Methods and apparatus for reducing friction between the surface(s) of the sleeve(s) and the outer surface of the needle and/or surrounding ocular tissue are disclosed. Such friction reduction dramatically reduces the amount of heat generated during surgery, thus reducing the possibility of thermal damage to tissue.

5685841, Nov 11, 1997

Aug 14, 1995

8/514555

Richard J. Mackool - Astoria NY

A61B 1720

604 22

A support for reinforcing a fluid infusion tube to prevent it from kinking during a surgical operation. The support runs to the distal end of the tube and is either embedded in the wall of the tube, adhered or heat sealed to the tube either on the tube's interior surface or on the exterior surface, or loosely retained within the lumen. The support may be coiled about the exterior or interior of the tube to provide the desired rigidity to prevent kinking.

2013017, Jul 11, 2013

Feb 12, 2013

13/764815

Novartis AG - Basal, CH
Richard James Mackool - Greenwich CT, US

NOVARTIS AG - Basal

A61F 9/007

604 22

A method and apparatus to operate a surgical instrument in response to a thermal condition being detected that warrants curtailment of further operation. When the thermal condition is reached, command signals are generated that cause a needle of the surgical instrument to either have its vibrational speed slowed, have its vibrational movement stopped, or have it withdrawn from its relative position. The detection is of infrared radiation wavelengths and is carried out with either a thermal imaging device or a thermal recognition device. A corresponding temperature of the detected infrared radiation wavelengths is compared to a critical temperature to determine whether the thermal condition has been reached.

8475480, Jul 2, 2013

Jan 4, 2011

12/984008

Richard James Mackool - Greenwich CT, US

Alcon Research Ltd - Fort Worth TX

A61B 17/32

606169

A multi-sleeve handpiece for performing phacoemulsification with a vibratory, ported needle and for cooling an exterior of an incision. The vibratory, ported needle breaks up and aspirates broken eye tissue. The handpiece has at least one inner sleeve that guides irrigation fluid to the eye and/or reduces friction between the vibrating tool and the surrounding rigid sleeve or tissues. The handpiece has an outer, cooling sleeve that is concentric with the inner sleeve and the needle and whose distal end has peak and valley formations. The cooling sleeve is collapsible to engage incision tissue with the peak formations and allow the cooling fluid to flow across the valley formations to cool the tissue via heat transfer.

5026393, Jun 25, 1991

Jan 20, 1988

7/145906

Richard J. Mackool - Astoria NY

A61F 216

623 6

A method of implanting an intraocular lens in a human eye, includes the steps of (a) making a first incision in the eye not greater than 2. 5 mm to allow a cataract lens to be extracted therefrom and a rolled intraocular lens to be inserted therethrough, the intraocular lens having a positioning hole for permitting positioning of the lens in the eye; (b) making a second incision in the eye of approximately 1 mm and spaced from the first incision to allow an intraocular lens positioning tool to be inserted therethrough; (c) pushing a rolled intraocular lens having a wrapping about at least a portion of the rolled intraocular lens into the eye through the first incision; (d) cutting the wrapping from the rolled intraocular lens in the eye so that the rolled intraocular lens unrolls in the eye; (e) removing the cut wrapping from the eye through the first incision while the lens position is maintained; and (f) final positioning of the unrolled intraocular lens in the eye.

8423126, Apr 16, 2013

Jan 8, 2009

12/350294

Richard James Mackool - Astoria NY, US

Novartis AG - Basel

A61B 6/00

600473, 600474, 600475, 606 27, 606 28, 606 31

A method and apparatus to operate a surgical instrument in response to a thermal condition being detected that warrants curtailment of further operation. When the thermal condition is reached, command signals are generated that cause a needle of the surgical instrument to either have its vibrational speed slowed, have its vibrational movement stopped, or have it withdrawn from its relative position. The detection is of infrared radiation wavelengths and is carried out with either a thermal imaging device of a thermal recognition device. A corresponding temperature of the detected infrared radiation wavelengths is compared to a critical temperature to determine whether the thermal condition has been reached.

2011010, May 5, 2011

Jan 4, 2011

12/984196

Richard J. Mackool - Astoria NY, US

ALCON, INC. - Huenenberg

A61F 9/007

606107

A method and apparatus to operate a surgical instrument in response to a thermal condition being detected that warrants curtailment of further operation. When the thermal condition is reached, command signals are generated that cause a needle of the surgical instrument to either have its vibrational speed slowed, have its vibrational movement stopped, or have it withdrawn from its relative position. The detection is of infrared radiation wavelengths and is carried out with either a thermal imaging device of a thermal recognition device. A corresponding temperature of the detected infrared radiation wavelengths is compared to a critical temperature to determine whether the thermal condition has been reached.

5730156, Mar 24, 1998

Jul 10, 1996

8/676672

Richard J. Mackool - Astoria NY

A61B 1900

128898

A method of cutting and removing a wrapping from an intraocular lens implant within the eye. The method employs either a laser beam to effect the curing or an ultrasonic vibratory probe to effect the cutting. Once cut, the lens is free to unroll within the eye. The wrapping is then removed from the eye.