Customized laser ablation of corneas with solid state lasers
US6610049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2009/00897
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical laser system is described for customized ablation with a power stabilized, near diffraction-limited laser beam. This surgical laser beam has a pulse repetition rate of from near 500 Hz to about 1 kHz and has a relatively small spot size at both positions of the cornea and the scanner. Such a surgical laser beam enables the use of fast scanner and the implement of fast eye tracker. One embodiment of such a surgical laser source is a CW pumped solid state laser employing non-linear wavelength conversion.
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