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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182471 | Intrastromal refractive correction systems and methods Devices, systems, and methods for laser eye surgery selectively ablate tissues within the cornea of an eye along one or more target surfaces, so that corneal tissue bordered by the laser incision surface(s) can be mechanically removed. An appropriate tissue-shaping ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182472 | Intrastromal refractive correction systems and methods Devices, systems, and methods for laser eye surgery selectively ablate tissues within the cornea of an eye along one or more target surfaces, so that corneal tissue bordered by the laser incision surface(s) can be mechanically removed. An appropriate tissue-shaping ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8118806 | Eye-contact element An optical eye-contact element is disclosed that is at least partly translucent, the optical eye-contact element giving rise to a wavefront error of at most about λ/2, preferentially at most about λ/4, highly preferentially at most about λ/10, in a traversing lig... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8057463 | Adaptive pattern correction for laser scanners A system for adaptive laser scanning correction includes a laser scanner coupled to a controller. The controller develops control signals for the laser scanner for a directed scan pattern that is modified to compensate for a characteristic scan-pattern distortion in... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052674 | Laser system for vision correction A laser system for treating an eye having a cornea, the laser system including a laser beam source capable of generating a laser beam, an eye position detector which includes at least a corneal tracker, the corneal tracker being responsive to movement of an anterior... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8029500 | Control program and method for ophthalmologic surgery The present invention relates to a method for generating a control program for ophthalmologic LASIK surgery, with which a pulsed laser system (12, 14, 16) can be controlled for the photodisruptive cutting of a flap, having the following steps: ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025659 | Laser device and method for machining material using laser radiation Disclosed is a laser device for machining material, comprising a laser beam source which supplies pulsed laser radiation, and a variable deflection unit that introduces said laser radiation into the material at different, selectable points so as to create optical br... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7998135 | Device and method for ophthalmologically treating the eye using a fixation light beam A device for ophthalmologically treating the eye has a treatment laser beam (UV) for ablating parts of the cornea (12) and a fixation light beam (24). A fixation light spot in the vicinity of the fovea (30) and the fovea are imaged by means of a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7972325 | Direct wavefront-based corneal ablation treatment program A method for measuring an optical system comprises transmitting an image with the optical system. Gradients of the optical system can be determined by separating the transmitted image with a lenslet array. An error-correcting change in the shape of the optical syste... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7931644 | Operator-controlled scanning laser procedure designed for large-area epithelium removal Systems and methods for removing an epithelial layer disposed over a stromal layer in a cornea irradiate a region of the epithelial layer with a pulsed beam of ablative radiation. The ablative radiation is scanned to vary the location of the beam within the region i... | 04/26/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7892226 | Method of corneal surgery by laser incising a contoured corneal flap A method of corneal laser surgery is disclosed. A first periphery is defined at an anterior surface of the cornea. This first periphery bounds a first planar area. A second periphery is defined within stromal tissue of the cornea. This second periphery bounds a seco... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892227 | Corneal topography-based target warping system Systems and methods for treating a tissue of an eye with a laser beam include at least one processor that determines angles between a curved surface and a laser beam, controlling an ablative treatment in response to the angles. Angles between a surface of a cornea a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887531 | Excimer laser unit and relative control method for performing cornea ablation to reduce presbyopia There are described an excimer laser unit and a method of controlling the unit to perform cornea ablation to reduce presbyopia, wherein the excimer laser unit is controlled to form on the cornea a photoablative pattern inducing a fourth-order ocular aberration, in p... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887532 | System and method for resecting corneal tissue using non-continuous initial incisions A system and method for resecting corneal tissue is disclosed. A resection pattern is selected for resecting corneal tissue. The resection pattern is incised in a cornea using a surgical laser, leaving one or more uncut gaps in the incised resection pattern. Any unc... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871404 | System and method for treating connective tissue A method and system of treating connective tissue to alter the biomechanical and fundamental properties of the connective tissue by forming perforations in the connective tissue to at least 90% of the depth or thickness of the connective tissue and maintaining the p... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7803153 | Method for preventing myopia progression through identification and correction of optical aberrations A method for at least one of preventing myopia and retarding the progression of myopia is provided. The method includes measuring optical aberrations in a human eye (42, 43, 44) and correcting the optical aberrations (46). Measuring optical aberrations (42, 43, 44) ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7771417 | Laser system with short pulse characteristics and its methods of use A laser system that includes a diode pump source. A frequency doubled solid state visible laser is pumped by the diode pump source and produces a pulsed laser output with a train of pulses. Resources provide instructions for the creation of the pulsed output, with o... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7749216 | Corneal surgery apparatus A corneal surgery apparatus capable of accurately measuring a three-dimensional corneal shape in a state of being subjected to corneal ablation. The apparatus has a unit including a laser source emitting a laser beam to bring about corneal ablation and a first optic... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7717908 | Method patterns for intrastromal refractive surgery A method for performing intrastromal ophthalmic laser surgery requires Laser Induced Optical Breakdown (LIOB) of stromal tissue without compromising Bowman's capsule (membrane). In detail, the method creates cuts in the stroma along planes radiating from the visual ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717907 | Method for intrastromal refractive surgery A method for performing intrastromal ophthalmic laser surgery requires Laser Induced Optical Breakdown (LIOB) of stromal tissue without compromising Bowman's capsule (membrane). In detail, the method creates cuts in the stroma over all, or portions of, a plurality o... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7699837 | Method and system for improving vision Methods and apparatus for improving vision incorporate the effects of biodynamical and biomechanical (biological) responses of the eye. The eye produces a biological response to trauma, such as a LASIK keratectomy or other necessary traumatic procedure in preparatio... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7691099 | Deuterated ocular solutions for LTK and other surgical eye procedures A deuterated ocular solution is applied to an eye. The deuterated ocular solution includes deuterated water and one or more ocular drugs (such as proparacaine). A protective corneal device is applied to a cornea of the eye. The device includes a window configured to... | 04/06/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7655002 | Lenticular refractive surgery of presbyopia, other refractive errors, and cataract retardation Methods for the creation of microspheres treat the clear, intact crystalline lens of the eye with energy pulses, such as from lasers, for the purpose of correcting presbyopia, other refractive errors, and for the retardation and prevention of cataracts. Microsphere ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7582081 | Systems and methods for corneal surface ablation to correct hyperopia Systems, methods and apparatus for performing selective ablation of a corneal surface of an eye to effect a desired corneal shape, particularly for correcting a hyperopic/astigmatic condition by laser sculpting the corneal surface to increase its curvature. In one a... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7544194 | Method of generating a control program for a device for photorefractive corneal surgery of the eye In a method of generating a control program, according to which a laser-beam spot is guided, while being controlled with respect to position and time, over a cornea to be corrected photorefractively, so as to ablate a predetermined ablation profile therefrom, the ef... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7503916 | Integrated scanning and ocular tomography system and method Systems and methods of the present invention measure at least one reflecting surface of an object disposed along an optical path. In some embodiments a measured optical interference signal for each of at least three wavelengths of reflected light may be used to dete... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7419485 | Corneal topography-based target warping system Systems and methods for treating a tissue of an eye with a laser beam include at least one processor that determines angles between a curved surface and a laser beam, controlling an ablative treatment in response to the angles. Angles between a surface of a cornea a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7371230 | Ocular fixation and stabilization device for ophthalmic surgical applications An interface for coupling an eye to a surgical laser is disclosed. A lens cone includes a base ring opposite an apex ring. The base ring defines a first plane and is adapted to couple to the delivery tip of the laser such that the first plane has a predetermined pos... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364575 | Apparatus and procedure for ultraviolet laser ablation Apparatus for performing ultraviolet laser ablation of a surface, eg. an eye surface, including a laser delivery system (7) having a laser source (1) for generating a laser beam (2) and optics for applying the laser beam to the surface to be abl... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365648 | Fire alarm A fire alarm for an installation via a housing that is flush with the ceiling, having at least one light source arranged in the housing and at least one light receiver arranged in the housing, as well as a shutter disk, which seals the housing. To prevent the spread... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359563 | Method to stabilize a moving image The invention is a process to compare two digital images (and usually more) and to identify objects in each image. After object identification, object descriptors are formed. The object descriptors of the objects in one frame are compared to those of objects in the ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7352416 | Polarization direction of incident light beam perpendicular or parallel to liquid display molecular orientation for reduced drive voltage A liquid crystal display element comprising two transparent substrates, at least one of which is transparent, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the two substrates. A plurality of pixels and active elements for driving the liquid crystal at the plurality ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
