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System and apparatus for delivering a laser beam to the lens of an eye

US9889043B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Lensar, Inc. · US

Inventors

Rudolph W. Frey · Orlando, US
Gary P. Gray · Orlando, US
Neil Zepkin · Oviedo, US
George R. Downes · Orlando, US
Jorge A. De Castro · Oviedo, US
Jerome R. Kuszak · Oak Park, US
Richard Ty Olmstead · Rose Lane, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 2, 2008
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A system and apparatus for increasing the amplitude of accommodation and/or changing the refractive power and/or enabling the removal of the clear or cataractous lens material of a natural crystalline lens is provided. Generally, the system comprises a laser, optics for delivering the laser beam and a control system for delivering the laser beam to the lens in a particular pattern. There is further provided a range determining system for determining the shape and position of the lens with respect to the laser. There is yet further provided a method and system for delivering a laser beam in the lens of the eye in a predetermined shot pattern.

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