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Bi-radial patient interface

US10335315B2 · kind B2 · utility

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78References

19Claims

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Assignee

ALCON LENSX, INC. · US

Inventors

Ilya Goldshleger · Irvine, US
Jeremy Dong · Aliso Viejo, US
Tibor Juhasz · San Clemente, US
Wesley W. Lummis · Oceanside, US
Ferenc Raksi · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 1, 2013
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 17, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2009/00851
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

To improve the precision of ophthalmic surgical procedures by reducing corneal wrinkling, a patient interface for an ophthalmic system can include an attachment portion, configured to attach the patient interface to a distal end of the ophthalmic system; a contact portion, configured to dock the patient interface to an eye; and a contact element, coupled to the contact portion, configured to contact a surface of a cornea of the eye as part of the docking of the patient interface to the eye, and having a central portion with a central radius of curvature Rc and a peripheral portion with a peripheral radius of curvature Rp, wherein Rc is smaller than Rp.

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