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Eye tracking device for laser eye surgery using corneal margin detection

US6299307A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 6, 1998
Grant dateOct 9, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2009/00897
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods derive relative eye position by tracking a boundary such as the limbus. Light can be scamed along the limbus, and measured intensity of reflected light processed to derive the eye's position.

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