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| 8092446 | Device and method for material processing by means of laser radiation In a device for material processing by laser radiation, including a source of laser radiation emitting pulsed laser radiation for interaction with the material; optics focusing the pulsed processing laser radiation to a center of interaction in the material and a sc... | 01/10/2012 |
| 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 |
| 8048065 | Method and apparatus for eye position registering and tracking The invention refers to A system (10) for registering and tracking the position of a person's eye, in particular for refractive ophthalmic surgery. According to the invention, the system is designed such that eye images containing at least the iris and the pu... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8029501 | Laser selective cutting by impulsive heat deposition in the IR wavelength range for direct-drive ablation The present invention provides a method of laser processing of materials, specifically laser induced ablation processes for laser removal of material particularly important in medical and dental applications in which the laser removal of material should be done in s... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7963958 | Portable optical ablation system The present invention includes an apparatus and method of surgical ablative material removal “in-vivo” or from an outside surface with a short optical pulse that is amplified and compressed using either an optically-pumped-amplifier and air-path between gratings... | 06/21/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7947036 | Selective photocoagulation A method of scanning a laser beam across a set of cells includes during a first interval, causing a galvanometric scanner to scan a laser beam across a set of cells; and during a second interval, causing the galvanometric scanner to deflect the laser beam away from ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7867224 | Laser system for medical removal of body tissue A laser system has a laser source generating a laser beam, wherein the laser source is adapted for medical removal of body tissue by the laser beam within a predetermined treatment contour. A guide frame in the shape of the treatment contour is provided. A scanner i... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867223 | Methods for treating hyperopia and presbyopia via laser tunneling A method for treating presbyopia utilizes an Erbium based, pulsed laser to sever sub-conjunctival strictures located within the scleral matrix of the eye. Introduction of treatment energy into the scleral matrix increases or facilitates an increase in accommodation,... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862556 | Surgical system that ablates soft tissue A surgical system that ablates soft tissue. The system may include a fiber laser oscillator as the gain medium that emits electromagnetic radiation. The system may process the electromagnetic radiation, and direct the electromagnetic radiation on to the soft tissue ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7846152 | Calibrating laser beam position and shape using an image capture device The present invention provides improved methods and systems for laser beam positioning, shape profile, size profile, drift, and/or deflection calibration using an image capture device, such as a microscope camera, for enhanced calibration accuracy and precision. The... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7824395 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling thermally induced tissue treatment A method and apparatus for thermal treatment of tissue by irradiating the skin with electromagnetic energy is disclosed. Sources of electromagnetic energy include radio frequency (RF) generators, lasers, and flashlamps. The apparatus includes either a positional sen... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7811280 | System and method for laser ablation calibration Systems and method for determining ablation beam characteristics are provided. Methods include ablating an article with the ablation beam to form a test location having an ablation depth, transmitting a first beam through the test location of the article, transmitti... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7763017 | Selective photocoagulation apparatus A method of scanning a laser beam across a set of cells includes during a first interval, scanning a laser beam across a set of cells; and during a second interval, deflecting the laser beam away from the set of cells. The first interval is selected to cause microca... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7713265 | Apparatus and method for medically treating a tattoo Apparatus for medically treating a tattoo includes a scanned light beam unit having a light beam source assembly adapted to emit light pulses at different wavelengths, a scanner, light detector(s), and a controller operatively connected to the light beam source asse... | 05/11/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7582082 | Device for shortening hairs by means of laser induced optical breakdown effects The invention relates to a device (1) for shortening hairs (3), in particular growing from human skin (5). The device (1) has a laser source (7) for generating a laser beam (9) during a predetermined pulse time, an optical s... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7549985 | Method and system to create and acoustically manipulate a microbubble A method and system to create and acoustically manipulate without destroying a microbubble which, in biological applications, can manipulate structures such as cells and subcellular structures at a nanoscopic scale. ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7485116 | Laser systems, with a fiber storage and dispensing unit, useful in medicine and dentistry A laser system useful in medicine or dentistry that includes a removable fiber module that manages fiber dispensing to avoid damage to or waste of fiber. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7413566 | Training enhanced pseudo accommodation methods, systems and devices for mitigation of presbyopia Devices, systems, and methods for developing prescriptions for and/or treating presbyopia may use a combination of an alteration to the refractive tissues of the eye with changes in the response of the visual system. The visual system response may include using resi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413567 | Optical sensor and method for identifying the presence of skin A sensor for detecting the presence of skin is disclosed, one configuration of which uses multiple light emitting diodes, each of a unique wavelength band, and a broad-band photodetector to measure the remission of light at multiple wavelengths from a material being... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7415050 | Electromagnetic energy distributions for electromagnetically induced mechanical cutting Output optical energy pulses including relatively high energy magnitudes at the beginning of each pulse are disclosed. As a result of the relatively high energy magnitudes which lead each pulse, the leading edge of each pulse includes a relatively large slope. This ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406109 | Hand held laser for medical treatment A hand held laser for treating a skin condition includes a housing comprising a first end, a second end and a cavity therein wherein the cavity includes a substantially light reflective surface and wherein the housing comprises at least one fin extending from an ext... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402159 | System and method for positioning a patient for laser surgery A system for positioning the eye of a patient, relative to a stationary surgical laser unit, includes a chair for moving the patient. An eye stabilizing element is held against the eye, with a tapered receptacle extending outwardly therefrom. Also, an alignment devi... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393349 | Ophthalmic laser treatment apparatus An ophthalmic laser treatment apparatus comprises: a main unit in which an illumination and observation optical system for illuminating a patient's eye and allowing observation of the patient's eye under illumination, and an irradiation optical system for irradiatin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390325 | Apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures with a robotic arm that has a passive joint and system which can decouple the robotic arm from the input device A system for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures. The system includes a pair of surgical instruments that are coupled to a pair of robotic arms. The instruments have end effectors that can be manipulated to hold and suture tissue. The robotic arms are c... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367969 | Ablative material removal with a preset removal rate or volume or depth The present invention includes a method of surgical material removal from a body by optical-ablation with controlled pulse energy from an amplifier including inputting an ablation-threshold-pulse-energy-for-material-being-ablated signal; controlling the energy of a ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361171 | Man-portable optical ablation system The present invention includes an apparatus and method of surgical ablative material removal “in-vivo” or from an outside surface with a short optical pulse that is amplified and compressed using either an optically-pumped-amplifier and air-path between gratings... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353829 | Methods and apparatus for multi-photon photo-activation of therapeutic agents A method and apparatus for the treatment of a particular volume of material, plant or animal tissue including the steps of treating the material plant or animal tissue with at least one photo-active agent, wherein the particular volume of the material, plant or anim... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355695 | Wavefront calibration analyzer and methods A wavefront sensor enhances calibration of a laser ablation system, such as a laser eye surgery system, by measuring one or more characteristics of an ablated test surface. Typically, light is passed through the ablated test surface, and the light is analyzed to det... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351241 | Method and apparatus for precision working of material A method for precise working of material, particularly organic tissue, comprises the step of providing laser pulses with a pulse length between 50 fs and 1 ps and with a pulse frequency from 50 kHz to 1 MHz and with a wavelength between 600 and 2000 nm for acting on... | 04/01/2008 |
| RE40184 | Refractive surgery and presbyopia correction using infrared and ultraviolet lasers A method and surgical technique for corneal reshaping and for presbyopia correction are provided. The preferred embodiments of the system consists of a scanner, a beam spot controller and coupling fibers and the basic laser having a wavelength of (190-310) nm, (0.5-... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338485 | Cardiac lesions with continuity testing A method and apparatus for treating in situ biologic tissue include identifying a patient with a condition susceptible to treatment by forming a lesion in the tissue and accessing a surface of the tissue. A lesion formation tool is positioned against the accessed su... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331952 | Method and apparatus for aesthetic skin treatments An apparatus for aesthetic manipulation of the skin having a large pulsator with plurality of light emitting diodes of at least two different wavelengths and a small pulsator with one light emitting diode. A frequency modulating means automatically modulates the emi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331983 | Fiber assisted irradiation system and method for biostimulation The present invention provides a system and method for improved biostimulative effect through the use of low mode/oligomode fibers to transport coherent light to a treatment site. Oligomode fibers or groups/bundles of oligomode waveguides for the relevant irradiatio... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331953 | Method and apparatus for dermatological treatment The present invention provides improved methods and apparatus for skin treatment. The apparatus includes multiple sources of optical energy or several blades that are scanned along a region of skin to form micro-line patterns of damaged tissue. The micro-lines are s... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329251 | Laser treatment apparatus A laser treatment apparatus for performing treatment by irradiating an affected part with a laser beam comprises: a laser source capable of emitting beams of a plurality of different wavelengths; a first setting unit which sets an irradiation amount of a laser beam ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329252 | Apparatus for laser depilation An apparatus for laser depilation according to the present invention uses a semiconductor laser diode, which is controlled in respect of its energy level, thereby permitting an economical, effective and safe cosmetic treatment. The power output of light of the semic... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327518 | Attenuator for high-power unpolarized laser beams A method for attenuating an unpolarized laser beam includes separating the laser beam into two plane-polarized beams. The plane-polarized beams are polarization rotated. Each of the polarization-rotated beams is separated into two plane-polarized portions. One of th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328060 | Cancer detection and adaptive dose optimization treatment system The present invention utilizes a series of optical and electronic elements to detect and image cancerous and/or pre-cancerous cells in living tissue. The invention further uses the images thus obtained to adaptively and dynamically shape a treatment light beam so as... | 02/05/2008 |
