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System and method for minimally traumatic ophthalmic photomedicine

US9681985B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 29, 2006
Grant dateJun 20, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2033

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

Abstract

A system and method for treating ophthalmic target tissue in which a light source generates a beam of light, a scanner unit deflects the beam of light into a pattern, a beam delivery unit for delivering the pattern to ophthalmic target tissue. The light is either pulsed or moved across the target tissue such that the light pulses having a duration of, or the light dwells on any given point of target tissue for, between 30 μs and 10 ms.

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