Inventor · Dana Point, CA, US

Thomas W. Burns

32Patents
19h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 2002 → Oct 25, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7163543B2 Combined treatment for cataract and glaucoma treatment Human Necessities 270 Expired
US7488303B1 Ocular implant with anchor and multiple openings Human Necessities 236 Expired
US8506515B2 Uveoscleral shunt and methods for implanting same Human Necessities 139 Active
US7951155B2 Combined treatment for cataract and glaucoma treatment Human Necessities 112 Active
US8007459B2 Ocular implant with anchoring mechanism and multiple outlets Human Necessities 78 Active
US9597230B2 Devices and methods for glaucoma treatment Human Necessities 67 Active
US8882781B2 Combined treatment for cataract and glaucoma treatment Human Necessities 59 Active
US9066782B2 Ocular implant with therapeutic agents and methods thereof Human Necessities 54 Active
US10285856B2 Implant delivery system and methods thereof for treating ocular disorders Human Necessities 49 Active
US9561131B2 Implant delivery system and methods thereof for treating ocular disorders Human Necessities 48 Active
US10499809B2 Gonioscopic devices Physics 45 Active
US9603738B2 Implants with controlled drug delivery features and methods of using same Human Necessities 37 Active
US9962290B2 Uveoscleral shunt and methods for implanting same Human Necessities 35 Active
US10206813B2 Implants with controlled drug delivery features and methods of using same Human Necessities 35 Active
US11019997B2 Gonioscopic devices Physics 32 Active
US11019996B2 Gonioscopic devices Physics 32 Active
US10485701B2 Devices and methods for glaucoma treatment Human Necessities 32 Active
US9789001B2 Ocular implant with therapeutic agents and methods thereof Human Necessities 32 Active
US10828195B2 Uveoscleral shunt and methods for implanting same Human Necessities 28 Active
US11426306B2 Implants with controlled drug delivery features and methods of using same Human Necessities 19 Active
US11253394B2 Controlled drug delivery ocular implants and methods of using same Human Necessities 18 Active
US11318043B2 Bioresorbable ocular drug delivery device Human Necessities 18 Active
US11564833B2 Punctal implants with controlled drug delivery features and methods of using same Human Necessities 16 Active
US11925578B2 Drug delivery implants with bi-directional delivery capacity Human Necessities 9 Active
US11826104B2 Gonioscopic devices Physics 8 Active

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