US Patent Issued to NEW WORLD MEDICAL on May 19 for "Ophthalmic device" (Colorado, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,281, issued on May 19, was assigned to NEW WORLD MEDICAL INC. (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.).

"Ophthalmic device" was invented by Malik Y. Kahook (Denver), Eric Porteous (Corona, Calif.) and Carlos A. Mendoza (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An internal mechanism configured to pump a fluid in an ophthalmic device is provided. The internal mechanism includes an inlet port, a drive member coupled to the actuator and a plunger coupled to the drive member. The drive member provides a force that moves the plunger in a first direction when the actuator moves from an un-pressed position to a pressed position, the movement of the pl...