Image-guided docking for ophthalmic surgical systems
US8398236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F9/009
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A docking method for an ophthalmic system may include the steps of aligning a docking unit of the ophthalmic system and an eye; generating an image of an internal structure of the eye by an imaging system; improving an alignment of the docking unit with the internal structure of the eye in relation to the generated image; and docking the docking unit to the eye. The generating the image step may include computing scanning data by a processor corresponding to a scanning pattern; storing the scanning data in a data buffer; transferring the scanning data by the data buffer to an output module; outputting scanning signals by the output module to one or more scanners based on the scanning data; and scanning an imaging beam with the one or more scanners according to the scanning signals.
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