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Summit Technology, Inc.

38Patents
0Active
38Granted
40Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 8, 1985 → Nov 30, 1998

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5230334A Method and apparatus for generating localized hyperthermia Human Necessities 391 Expired
US4862886A Laser angioplasty Physics 378 Expired
US4994058A Surface shaping using lasers Human Necessities 233 Expired
US4941093A Surface erosion using lasers Human Necessities 227 Expired
US5437658A Method and system for laser thermokeratoplasty of the cornea Human Necessities 204 Expired
US5334190A Laser thermokeratoplasty methods and apparatus Human Necessities 169 Expired
US5395356A Correction of presbyopia by photorefractive keratectomy Human Necessities 138 Expired
US5109465A Beam homogenizer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 126 Expired
US4856513A Laser reprofiling systems and methods Human Necessities 109 Expired
US5423801A Laser corneal surgery Human Necessities 106 Expired
US5461212A Astigmatic laser ablation of surfaces Human Necessities 105 Expired
US5360424A Tracking system for laser surgery Human Necessities 104 Expired
US5395362A Methods and apparatus for distributing laser radiation Human Necessities 100 Expired
US5019074A Laser reprofiling system employing an erodable mask Human Necessities 98 Expired
US5196006A Method and apparatus for excision endpoint control Human Necessities 81 Expired
US6099541A Surgical microtomes Human Necessities 75 Expired
US5324281A Laser reprofiling system employing a photodecomposable mask Human Necessities 71 Expired
US5505723A Photo-refractive keratectomy Human Necessities 65 Expired
US5613965A Corneal reprofiling using an annular beam of ablative radiation Human Necessities 59 Expired
US5312330A Medical treatment of the eye involving removal of the epithelium Human Necessities 56 Expired
US5411501A Laser reprofiling system for correction of astigmatisms Human Necessities 55 Expired
US6293938A Photo-refractive keratectomy Human Necessities 49 Expired
US5521657A Method and system for topographic measurement by measuring the distance between a rigid reference member and a surface of an eye Human Necessities 48 Expired
US5772656A Calibration apparatus for laser ablative systems Human Necessities 44 Expired
US5993441A Control of photorefractive keratectomy Human Necessities 36 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.