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Surgery > Instruments > Light Application > Ophthalmic OphthalmicOphthalmic patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/30/06 - 20060271027 - Method and apparatus for aligning a mask with the visual axis of an eye A method is provided for increasing the depth of focus of an eye of a patient. A visual axis of the eye is aligned with an instrument axis of an ophthalmic instrument. The ophthalmic instrument has an aperture through which the patient may look along the instrument axis. A first ... 11/30/06 - 20060271026 - Method and apparatus for aligning a mask with the visual axis of an eye A method is provided for increasing the depth of focus of an eye of a patient. A visual axis of the eye is aligned with an instrument axis of an ophthalmic instrument. The ophthalmic instrument has an aperture through which the patient may look along the instrument axis. A first ... 11/30/06 - 20060271025 - Methods for treating eye conditions Architectures and techniques for treating conditions of the eye, such as presbyopia, utilize sources of treatment energy, such as electromagnetic energy emitting devices, to implement non-corneal manipulations. According to these devices and methods, the sources of treatment energy are activated to direct energy onto parts of the eye, such as ... 11/16/06 - 20060259022 - Selective photocoagulation 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 microcavitation in ... 11/16/06 - 20060259021 - Diode-laser-pumped ultraviolet and infrared lasers for ablation and coagulation of soft tissue Method and systems for eye surgery for the treatment of presbyopia, ocular hypertension and glaucoma and other soft tissue surgeries are disclosed. System design parameters of lasing crystals (Nd:YAG, Nd:YLF, Er:YAG and Er:YSGG), nonlinear crystals (KTP, BBO, LBO), laser cavity configuration and energy delivery means are disclosed for diode-laser-pumped lasers ... 11/09/06 - 20060253110 - Device for conjunctival/scleral compression to constrict superficial blood flow and method of use A device and method for applying external compression to the eye of a living being to reduce bleeding when operating on the surface of the eye. The device includes a peripheral wall and a pair of spaced apart, pressure applying rings. One of the rings applies pressure to a first ... 10/19/06 - 20060235369 - System and method for treating vision refractive errors Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for correcting refractive errors in a living eye using a laser vision correction system that involves first calculating an amount of sphere based on preoperative manifest refraction and higher order aberrations data associated with the eye, and then correcting for the calculated amount of sphere ... 10/12/06 - 20060229593 - Surgical illumination insert A surgical illumination insert according to the present disclosure may include one or more illumination elements mounted on an insert body that may also include control electronics. The surgical illumination insert affords controllable direct illumination of a deep cavity surgical site and may be moved independent of any surgeon or ... 10/05/06 - 20060224147 - 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 patients eye under illumination, and an irradiation optical system for irradiating a treatment laser beam and an aiming beam to the patient's eye; ... 10/05/06 - 20060224146 - Method and system for non-invasive treatment of hyperopia, presbyopia and glaucoma Laser and non-laser means for selective thermal shrinkage of ocular tissue (including cornea, sclera, choroids and ciliary-body) for the treatment of hyperopia, presbyopia and glaucoma are disclosed. The preferred system includes lasers in visible (0.48 to 0.78 micron) and IR (1.4 to 2.2 micron), and non-laser device of radio frequency ... 09/28/06 - 20060217689 - Method and device for the representation of an operation area during laser operations The invention relates to a device for the three-dimensional representation of an operation area, in particular an eye, during laser operations, comprising a spatial recording system (10), an image-processing system (15) and a spatial display unit (20). ... 09/28/06 - 20060217688 - Method and apparatus for laser surgery of the cornea A laser-based method and apparatus for corneal surgery. The present invention is intended to be applied primarily to ablate organic materials, and human cornea in particular. The invention uses a laser source which has the characteristics of providing a shallow ablation depth (0.2 microns or less per laser pulse), and ... 09/14/06 - 20060206102 - 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 determine a modulation of frequency components of ... 08/31/06 - 20060195077 - System and method for pulsed ultrasonic power delivery employing cavitational effects A method and apparatus for delivering energy during a surgical procedure such as phacoemulsification is provided. The method and apparatus include delivering energy during a surgical procedure, including applying energy at a level and for a time period sufficient to induce transient cavitation, and reducing applied energy after applying energy ... 08/31/06 - 20060195076 - Method and apparatus for patterned plasma-mediated laser trephination of the lens capsule and three dimensional phaco-segmentation System and method for making incisions in eye tissue at different depths. The system and method focuses light, possibly in a pattern, at various focal points which are at various depths within the eye tissue. A segmented lens can be used to create multiple focal points simultaneously. Optimal incisions can ... 08/31/06 - 20060195075 - Method and device for forming curved sections in a transparent material The invention relates to a method for forming curved sections in a transparent material, especially in a cornea, by producing optical breaks at various points in the material by means of pulsed laser beams focused into the material. The laser beam is deviated in a two-dimensional manner from a deviation ... 08/31/06 - 20060195074 - 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 particular a positive spherical aberration. More specifically, an ... 08/17/06 - 20060184162 - High throughput endo-illuminator probe A high throughput endo-illuminator and illumination surgical system are disclosed. One embodiment of the high throughput endo-illumination surgical system comprises: a light source for providing a light beam; a proximal optical fiber, optically coupled to the light source for receiving and transmitting the light beam; a distal optical fiber, optically ... 06/08/06 - 20060122582 - Device and method for dacryocystorhinostomy A system and method for the placement of an intubation set by means of laser surgery in the lachrymal drainage system without prior entry therein is disclosed. An introducer with an atraumatic inner mandrill therein is inserted into the lachrymal sac section. The atraumatic inner mandril is removed and (one ... 05/25/06 - 20060111697 - Method for operation of laser This invention relates to a method for operation of an irradiation laser whereby laser pulse sequences or pulses of varying length are modified during application such that the comparability of recorded transients is retained. ... 05/25/06 - 20060111696 - Malleable ophthalmic surgery tubing A length of malleable tubing has opposite proximal and distal ends, with the proximal end being adapted for connection to a surgical light source or a surgical fluid source, and the distal end being adapted for attachment to an ophthalmic surgery instrument. The tubing has an interior bore that extends ... 05/18/06 - 20060106370 - Minimally invasive glaucoma surgical instrument and method Apparatuses and methods for the treatment of glaucoma are provided. The instrument uses either cauterization, a laser to ablate, sonic or ultrasonic energy to emulsify, or mechanical cutting of a portion of the trabecular meshwork. The instrument may also be provided with irrigation, aspiration, and a footplate. The footplate is ... 05/11/06 - 20060100613 - Apparatus and processes for preventing or delaying one or more symptoms of presbyopia The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and processes for preventing or delaying presbyopia. More particularly, the present invention relates to processes and apparatus for ablating epithelial cells in the germinative zone or the pregerminative zone of the crystalline lens of the eye so that onset or progression of ... 05/11/06 - 20060100612 - Laser-based device for non-mechanical, three-dimensional trepanation during cornea transplants a plasma sensor unit (16, 25) for detection of the plasma glow that occurs during the cornea trepanation. ... 05/11/06 - 20060100611 - Controlled laser treatment for non-invasive tissue alteration, treatment and diagnostics with minimal collateral damage A highly controlled and precise system, device and method for tissue and cellular alteration and treatment below or at surfaces with a laser. The present invention is characterized by ultra low levels of collateral damage as defined by physiologically relevant tests that measure tissue viability. The operation of the present ... 04/20/06 - 20060084951 - Low energy of excitation pdt compounds for treatment of ocular disease A photodynamic therapy includes a particular combination of a photosensitizer and light source for a photodynamic therapy used to treat ocular diseases. The photosensitizer has a peak excitation level when exposed to light of a given wavelength where the wavelength of light is absorbed at a particular location of the ... 04/20/06 - 20060084950 - Controlled ocular lens regeneration The present invention addresses the treatment of ocular conditions by the enhancement of lens regeneration. This is accomplished by the administration of a high viscosity composition including a hyaluronic acid compound and laser photoablation. Excess high viscosity composition may be removed by focal laser photophacoablation. Additionally, a collagen product may ... 04/20/06 - 20060084949 - Method and apparatus for accommodating intraocular lens A method of replacing a natural lens in an eye is presented. The method includes removing the natural lens while leaving the capsular bag substantially intact, removing a portion of the capsular bag along the main optical axis, and placing biodendrimer within the capsular bag. Placing biodendrimer within the capsular ... 04/20/06 - 20060084948 - Monitoring of retinal temperature during laser therapy In a laser eye treatment apparatus, a probe light source generates a secondary emitted light emanating from a treatment area of retinal tissue that is irradiated by a treatment light source. An optical detector detects the secondary emitted light. A processor statistically analyzes the secondary emitted light to determine a ... 04/20/06 - 20060084947 - Malleable ophthalmic surgery tubing A length of malleable tubing has opposite proximal and distal ends, with the proximal end being adapted for connection to a surgical light source or a surgical fluid source, and the distal end being adapted for attachment to an ophthalmic surgery instrument. The tubing has an interior bore that extends ... 02/09/06 - 20060030842 - Probe for an optical near field microscope with improved scattered light suppression and method for producing the same The invention relates to a probe for an optical near field microscope, said probe comprising a planar carrier carrying a probe tip at least partially consisting of a transparent material. The invention also relates to a method of producing one such probe. The object of the invention is to provide ... 01/05/06 - 20060004348 - Directional laser probe A microsurgical laser probe is provided with a distal end portion of an optic fiber that projects from a tubular sleeve of the probe and can be caused to bend relative to the probe sleeve by manual manipulation of a mechanism on a handle of the probe. ... 01/05/06 - 20060004347 - Methods and products for producing lattices of emr-treated islets in tissues, and uses therefor Methods of treatment of tissue with electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to produce lattices of EMR-treated islets in the tissue are disclosed. Also disclosed are devices and systems for producing lattices of EMR-treated islets in tissue, and cosmetic and medical applications of such devices and systems. ... 12/01/05 - 20050267450 - Ophthalmic treatment apparatus An ophthalmic treatment apparatus has a main body and a light source unit. The main body has illumination means for illuminating illumination light to an eye to be examined, and observation means for observing reflected light from the eye to be examined. The light source unit has a light source ... 11/10/05 - 20050251115 - 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 preparation for refractive surgery. By observing the biological response, a prospective treatment to ... 11/10/05 - 20050251114 - Device and method for detection of eye movements In a device for detecting eye movements, used in an eye-surgical instrument, which deflects a pulsed treatment laser beam over the cornea in order to form cut areas in the cornea of the eye, and thus forms a sequence of optical breakthroughs in or on the cornea, wherein an optical ... 11/03/05 - 20050245916 - Shielded intraocular probe for improved illumination or therapeutic application of light An intraocular light probe has a mask or shield affixed at its distal end thereof which forms a directed light beam for intraocular illumination of target tissues or intraocular application of therapeutic light. The mask or shield serves to more fully focus, intensify and direct the beam toward the target ... 11/03/05 - 20050245915 - Method for intrastromal photodisruption of dome-shaped surfaces A method is disclosed for photodisrupting a surface in the stroma of an eye at a substantially constant distance from the anterior surface of the eye. A frame of reference is established for the eye that includes an axis of rotation. Next, the focal point of a laser beam is ... 10/27/05 - 20050240168 - Multipurpose diode laser system for ophthalmic laser treatments A laser device and method for treating ophthalmic diseases is enclosed. The laser device and method for treating a variety of ophthalmic diseases comprises a system for irradiating the eye with electromagnetic irradiation with a wavelength in the range of 654-681 nm from at least one high power laser diode. ... 09/15/05 - 20050203492 - Method and system for patient optical fixation A method and system for patient optical fixation are disclosed. One embodiment of the system comprises: a light source operable to provide a fixation light beam; a filter optically coupled to the light source and operable to attenuate the fixation light beam to provide an apodized light beam, wherein the ... 07/28/05 - 20050165386 - System and method for improved material processing using a laser beam A method and system for improved material processing using a laser beam. The method and system includes directing a laser beam above, at or below the surface of the material in one or more preferred patterns and with preferred laser pulse characteristics specific to the material to reduce or mitigate ... 07/28/05 - 20050165385 - Glaucoma treatment method Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system of treating intraocular pressure. Laser light is directed to the ciliary region of the target eye. The light stimulates the ciliary region and ablates debris lodged therein. An immune response may be triggered by the stimulation of the ciliary body. ... 07/14/05 - 20050154379 - Adjustable laser probe for use in vitreoretinal surgery A laser probe including a handpiece and a rigid cannula fixed to the handpiece to prevent relative translational movement-therebetween. An optical fiber for delivering laser energy is supported for translational movement relative to the handpiece. A slidable button is fixed to the optical fiber via a rigid sleeve such that ... 06/09/05 - 20050124982 - Method of producing an epithelial flap (ii) This relates to a lens made of donor corneal tissue suitable for use as a contact lens or an implanted lens, to a method of preparing that lens, and to a technique of placing the lens on the eye. The lens is made of donor corneal tissue that is acellularized ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |