ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,294, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Glaukos Corp. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
"Gonioscopes" was invented by Charles Raymond Kalina Jr. (Irvine, Calif.), Huong Khac Huynh (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Douglas Daniel Crimaldi (San Marcos, Calif.) and Todd N. Fjield (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Gonioscope devices are disclosed herein that are configured to enable a medical professional to view structure inside the eye that is ordinarily hidden from normal view. The gonioscope can be an integrally molded single piece that includes both a handle and a gonioscopic optical element. The proximal surface can have a viewing area an...