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Laser system with short pulse characteristics and its methods of use

US7771417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

IRIDEX Corporation · US

Inventors

William B. Telfair · Newtown, US
Ronald Avisa · Newark, US
Stuart Mohr · Menlo Park, US
David Buzawa · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 24, 2005
Grant date	Aug 10, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S3/1312
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser system that includes a diode pump source. A frequency doubled solid state visible laser is pumped by the diode pump source and produces a pulsed laser output with a train of pulses. Resources provide instructions for the creation of the pulsed output, with on and off times that provide for substantial confinement of thermal effects at a target site. This laser system results in tissue specific photoactivation (or TSP) without photocoagulation damage to any of the adjacent tissues and without causing full thickness retinal damage and the associated vision loss.

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