Inventor · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, US

Alex Urich

27Patents
15h-index
9Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 5, 1993 → Dec 14, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8982195B2 Digital video capture system and method with customizable graphical overlay Physics 1,308 Active
US6155975A Phacoemulsification apparatus with personal computer Human Necessities 143 Expired
US6425883B1 Method and apparatus for controlling vacuum as a function of ultrasonic power in an ophthalmic phaco aspirator Human Necessities 55 Expired
US5879363A Disposable surgical ultrasonic transducer Human Necessities 55 Expired
US5476448A Apparatus for suppressing a vacuum surge in eye surgery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US5716342A Non-invasive pressure sensor Human Necessities 44 Expired
US6884252B1 Low frequency cataract fragmenting device Human Necessities 37 Expired
US7914482B2 Vacuum surge suppressor for surgical aspiration systems Human Necessities 36 Active
US8372038B2 Vacuum surge suppressor for surgical aspiration systems Human Necessities 32 Active
US5836959A Ultrasonic tip and a method for interocular surgery Human Necessities 32 Expired
US6013046A Sleeve shielded needles for phaco-emulsification devices Human Necessities 27 Expired
US6478781B1 Anterior chamber stabilizing device for use in eye surgery Human Necessities 22 Expired
US5339219A Modulated electronic breadboard Electricity 19 Expired
US6117151A Eye incision temperature protecting sleeve Human Necessities 17 Expired
US5496342A Ultrasonic device with temperature sensing sleeve Human Necessities 16 Expired
US8801653B2 Surgical apparatus and methods asociated therewith Human Necessities 15 Active
US8092427B2 Aspiration system for ophthalmic medical devices Human Necessities 6 Active
US10596033B2 Phacoemulsification ultrasonic device switching between different operational modes Human Necessities 5 Active
US8753323B2 Vacuum surge suppressor for surgical aspiration systems Human Necessities 1 Active
US8475402B2 Aspiration system for medical devices Human Necessities 0 Active
US9216035B2 Surgical instrument ringing a titanium needle with a node of minimum amplitude in a substantially cylindrical portion of the needle Human Necessities 0 Active
US11576815B1 Fragmentation and emulsification modes in a cataract surgical device Human Necessities 0 Active
US12133816B2 Phacoemulsification circuit Human Necessities 0 Active
US11191669B2 Tapered structure in a phacoemulsification device for node placement Human Necessities 0 Active
US11000411B2 Occlusion-activated heat suppression infusion sleeve Human Necessities 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.