130 patents
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Focusing optics for mixed mode surgical laser illumination
21 Sep 20
Focusing optics for mode mixing may be used to homogenize different modes in an optical fiber used for surgical illumination.
Cesario Dos Santos, Gerald David Bacher, Ronald Smith, Alireza Mirsepassi, Michael Papac
Filed: 28 Jan 18
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Soft contact lenses with a lubricious coating covalently-attached thereon
21 Sep 20
The invention is generally related to soft contact lenses which comprise a polyvinylalcohol-based hydrogel lens body and a durable lubricious coating thereon which are covalently attached to the polyvinylalcohol-based hydrogel lens body through 6-membered acetal rings and to a method for producing the same.
Harald Bothe, Bernhard Seiferling, Heike Arndt, Thomas Wasse, Stephan Wittmar
Filed: 24 Oct 17
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Device and method for a laser-assisted eye-surgery treatment system
21 Sep 20
The invention relates to an apparatus for a laser-assisted eye-surgery treatment system, comprising a first image-acquisition unit that is designed to acquire a first image (39) of an eye to be treated.
Christof Donitzky, Christian Wuellner, Peter Riedel
Filed: 3 Jul 11
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Dual-edge sampling with k-clock to avoid aliasing in optical coherence tomography
7 Sep 20
Techniques and apparatus for producing sampled Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) interference signals without aliasing, based on a swept-source OCT interference signal.
Bing Wang, Muhammad K. Al-Qaisi, Hugang Ren
Filed: 28 Oct 18
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Wide field of view, high optical power disposable retina viewing system
7 Sep 20
Systems and methods for high-resolution, wide-angle viewing of a retina of an eye using an ophthalmic microscope that can view a high-resolution image of a retina formed using a wide field of view optical system.
Valentina Doushkina, Lingfeng Yu
Filed: 18 Jun 18
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Illuminated surgical probe having a variable illumination numerical aperture
31 Aug 20
A surgical probe system comprising a surgical probe having a probe needle, an optical fiber incorporated onto the probe needle, wherein a proximal end of the optical fiber is connected to a light source and a distal end of the optical fiber projects illumination light from the light source over a tip of the probe needle; and an adjustment mechanism that varies the illumination light between a first beam having a first numerical aperture that facilitates vitreous visualization and a second beam having a second numerical aperture that facilitates background illumination, wherein the second numerical aperture is larger than the first numerical aperture.
Alireza Mirsepassi, Michael J. Papac, Kambiz Parto
Filed: 14 Nov 17
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Carrier for carrying an ophthalmic lens during its treatment in a bath
31 Aug 20
Michael Stutz, Thomas Leibold, Jennifer Schmitt, Roger Biel, Matthias Braun, Katrin Sylke Struckmeier, Michael Frederick Waldern, Daniel Wilhelm
Filed: 28 Mar 18
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Reciprocating surgical tool with inertial damper
31 Aug 20
A handheld reciprocating surgical tool may contain an inertial damper to counteract the momentum of a diaphragm assembly of the reciprocating surgical tool.
Joshua Dean, Nicholas Max Gunn, Andrew David Johnson
Filed: 5 Feb 18
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Modular production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses
24 Aug 20
Shu Zong, Peter Hagmann, Roger Biel, Axel Heinrich, Stephan Pirl
Filed: 21 Aug 18
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Optic nerve support implant
17 Aug 20
Ophthalmic implants and methods of use that provide structural support to the optic nerve are disclosed herein.
Nicholas Max Gunn, Andrew David Johnson
Filed: 21 Mar 18
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Ergonomic foot-operated system
10 Aug 20
A method and system provide a surgical system including a foot pedal and at least one pressure sensor.
Fred Mercado
Filed: 8 Nov 17
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Systems and methods for ocular surgery
10 Aug 20
Ocular surgery may be performed by a variety of systems, processes, and techniques.
Glenn Robert Sussman, John Morgan Bourne, John Richard Carpenter
Filed: 29 Oct 18
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Adjusting laser energy in accordance with optical density
10 Aug 20
In certain embodiments, a device comprises a laser device and a control computer.
Sissimos Lemonis, Stefan Wendl
Filed: 17 Jan 12
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Imaging system and methods displaying a fused multidimensional reconstructed image
10 Aug 20
A system, method, and apparatus for displaying a fused reconstructed image with a multidimensional image are disclosed.
Ashok Burton Tripathi, George Charles Polchin, Yen Ting Ng
Filed: 8 Jul 18
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Determining eye surface contour using multifocal keratometry
3 Aug 20
A system and method for determining eye surface contour using multifocal keratometry is disclosed.
Martin Eil, Ole Massow, Carsten Thomas, Sascha Birkner
Filed: 16 Dec 16
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Pressure control in phacoemulsification system
3 Aug 20
A surgical system comprises a pressurized irrigation fluid source; an irrigation line fluidly coupled to the pressurized irrigation fluid source; a hand piece fluidly coupled to the irrigation line; an irrigation pressure sensor located at or along the pressurized irrigation fluid source or irrigation line; and a controller for controlling the pressurized irrigation fluid source.
Mikhail Boukhny, Raphael Gordon, Michael D. Morgan, Gary P. Sorensen
Filed: 12 Jul 18
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Illuminated infusion cannula
3 Aug 20
A method and system provide a surgical infusion device including a cannula and an optical fiber coupled with the cannula.
Mark Harrison Farley, Alireza Mirsepassi, Michael J. Papac
Filed: 8 May 18
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Systems and methods for a surgical tissue manipulator
3 Aug 20
An apparatus for manipulating tissue during a procedure performed within an eye of a patient is disclosed herein.
Philipp Schaller
Filed: 4 Dec 17
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Vitrectomy probe with end tissue cutter and associated devices, systems, and methods
3 Aug 20
Systems, apparatuses, and methods of and for an ophthalmic surgical system are disclosed.
Philip John Biancalana, Paul R. Hallen, Mark Alan Hopkins, Michael J. Papac, Robert Joseph Sanchez, Jr., Salomon Valencia
Filed: 9 May 17
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Computer program for ophthalmological surgery
3 Aug 20
Michael Bueler, Michael Mrochen
Filed: 18 Jul 06