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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088124 | System and method for precise beam positioning in ocular surgery A system and method for ocular surgery includes a delivery system for generating and guiding a surgical laser beam to a focal point in a treatment area of an eye. Additionally, a contact device is employed for using the eye to establish a reference datum. Further, a... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7987077 | System and method for simulating an LIOB protocol to establish a treatment plan for a patient A system and method are provided for simulating a Laser Induced Optical Breakdown (LIOB) protocol to establish a surgical LIOB treatment for a patient. In the system, a library of finite element models characterizing various visual defects in corneas are programmed ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7955324 | Cornea contact system A system for positioning the eye of a patient in alignment with a laser unit for laser surgery includes an alignment device that is mounted on the laser unit. It also includes a patient interface having a curved contact lens. Additionally, a clamp with an attached s... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7892225 | Devices and methods for separating layers of materials having different ablation thresholds A method and device for photoablation is disclosed wherein photoablation occurs along the interface between a material having a lower energy ablation threshold and a material having a higher energy ablation threshold. The method and device utilize a laser beam havin... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7844425 | Finite element modeling of the cornea A system and method for simulating a corneal reconfiguration in response to LIOB uses a computer-programmed, finite element model. The model has a plurality of elements; with each element pre-programmed with coefficients based on diagnostic corneal data. Collectivel... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7662149 | Customized corneal flap A method and system for customizing a flap created from a transparent material compensates for aberrations, particularly higher order aberrations, which are pre-existing or otherwise induced during creation of the flap. Before flap creation, the distorted wavefront ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7662148 | Systems and methods for intrastromal scanning patterns A method for photodisrupting a preselected subsurface volume of corneal tissue to alter a cornea's refractive properties is disclosed. Specifically, at least one stromal volume having a substantially conical shaped surface is photodisrupted. For this purpose, a lase... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7643521 | Material processing system with variable repetition rate laser A system for using a pulsed laser beam to process materials includes a selector for varying the pulse repetition rate of the laser beam. Also included is a control unit for identifying an optimal pulse repetition rate that is compatible with the required pulse energ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7618415 | Beam steering system for corneal laser surgery A device and method for steering a laser beam to a focal point in target tissue requires generating a laser beam. Diversions of the laser beam from a central beam path are minimized by a sequential arrangement of optical steering components. In order, the beam is fi... | 11/17/2009 |
