WATER-IMMERSED HIGH PRECISION LASER FOCUS SPOT SIZE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20230175838A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US18157729

    申请日:2023-01-20

    CPC classification number: G01B11/2408

    Abstract: A measurement apparatus for measuring a laser focus spot size, which includes a two-dimensional image detector and an imaging system which forms a magnified image of a focus spot located an object plane onto the image detector. The imaging system includes at least an objective lens. A sealed liquid container is secured over a part of the objective lens such as the optical surface of the objective lens is immersed in the liquid (e.g. water) within the container. The liquid container has a window through which the laser beam enters. An image processing method is also disclosed which processes the image obtained by the image detector to obtain the focus spot size while implementing an algorithm that corrects for the effect of ambient vibration.

    MONITORING LASER PULSE ENERGY IN A LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230172755A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US18161007

    申请日:2023-01-27

    Abstract: A photo detector is selectively coupled to a first integrator or a second integrator with switching circuitry when the laser pulses. An integration time of the signal from the photo detector can be substantially greater than an amount of time between successive laser beam pulses in order to provide an accurate measurement of each laser beam pulse of a high repetition rate pulsed laser. The laser may comprise a clock coupled to an optical switch of the laser system, and control circuitry can control switching and coupling of the detector to the first integrator or the second integrator in response to the clock signal. The first integrator and the second integrator can be selectively coupled to an output such that the first integrator or the second integrator is coupled to the output of the energy detection circuitry when the other integrator is coupled to the detector.

    Liquid optical interface for laser eye surgery system

    公开(公告)号:US11559432B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US16790647

    申请日:2020-02-13

    Abstract: Apparatus to treat an eye comprises an annular retention structure to couple to an anterior surface of the eye. The retention structure is coupled to a suction line to couple the retention structure to the eye with suction. A coupling sensor is coupled to the retention structure or the suction line to determine coupling of the retention structure to the eye. A fluid collecting container can be coupled to the retention structure to receive and collect liquid or viscous material from the retention structure. A fluid stop comprising a porous structure can be coupled to an outlet of the fluid collecting container to inhibit passage of the liquid or viscous material when the container has received an amount of the liquid or viscous material. The coupling sensor can be coupled upstream of the porous structure to provide a rapid measurement of the coupling of the retention structure to the eye.

    Iris registration method for ophthalmic laser surgical procedures

    公开(公告)号:US11554046B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-17

    申请号:US17057102

    申请日:2019-10-28

    Inventor: Javier Gonzalez

    Abstract: In a laser cataract procedure that also corrects for astigmatism, an iris registration method compares an iris image of a patient's eye taken when the eye is not docked to a patient interface device with an iris image of the same eye that is docked to the patient interface, to calculate a rotation angle between the two images. The astigmatism axis of the eye is measured when the eye is not docked, and the measured axis is rotated by the calculated rotation angle to obtain a rotated astigmatism axis relative to the iris image of the docked eye. The laser cataract procedure is performed based on the rotated astigmatism axis. The rotation angle is calculated by optimizing a transformation that transforms the undocked iris image to match the docked iris image, where the transformation includes a dilation factor that accounts for different pupil dilation of the two iris images.

    COUNTERBALANCE MECHANISM IN OPHTHALMIC LASER SYSTEM EMPLOYING A VARIABLE BEAM BALANCE TO PROVIDE A VARIABLE NET LOAD

    公开(公告)号:US20230000674A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17808086

    申请日:2022-06-21

    Abstract: A counterbalance mechanism in an ophthalmic laser system balances the weight of the laser beam delivery head and provides small, precise and repeatable variations in the net load exerted by the laser head on the patient's eye over a defined distance of travel. The counterbalance mechanism includes a balance beam pivotably mounted on a support block, with the laser head and a counterweight mounted on its two ends. The counterweight is movable along the balance beam via a linear motion bearing. A mechanical link links the counterweight to the support block; the link has a predefined length and is pivotable around its respective connection points on the support block and the counterweight. When the balance beam pivots, the link causes the counterweight to move along the balance beam, thereby changing the mechanical advantage of the counterweight and varies the counterbalancing force to provide variations in the net load.

    LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220409043A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17898275

    申请日:2022-08-29

    Abstract: A laser eye surgery system includes a laser source, a ranging subsystem, an integrated optical subsystem, and a patient interface assembly. The laser source produces a treatment beam that includes a plurality of laser pulses. The ranging subsystem produces a source beam used to locate one or more structures of an eye. The ranging subsystem includes an optical coherence tomography (OCT) pickoff assembly that includes a first optical wedge and a second optical wedge separated from the first optical wedge. The OCT pickoff assembly is configured to divide an OCT source beam into a sample beam and a reference beam. The integrated optical subsystem is used to scan the treatment beam and the sample beam. The patient interface assembly couples the eye with the integrated optical subsystem so as to constrain the eye relative to the integrated optical subsystem.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING A POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY AND FOR LASER EYE SURGERY WITH A PENETRATED CORNEA

    公开(公告)号:US20220331155A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17810298

    申请日:2022-06-30

    Abstract: Method and apparatus for performing a laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy and for performing laser eye surgery on an eye having a penetrated cornea are provided. A method for performing a posterior capsulotomy includes injecting fluid between the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane to separate the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane. With the lens posterior capsule separated from the anterior hyaloids membrane, a posterior capsulotomy is performed on the lens posterior capsule by using a laser to incise the lens posterior capsule.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LASER CORNEAL INCISIONS FOR KERATOPLASTY PROCEDURES

    公开(公告)号:US20220287882A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17804282

    申请日:2022-05-26

    Inventor: David D. Scott

    Abstract: A first image of the eye is generated when the cornea of the eye is exposed to a gas. The cornea is covered with an optic of a patient interface. A second image of the eye with the patient interface over the cornea is generated. In this second image, the patient interface distorts the second image of the eye. One or more of a position or an orientation of the eye is determined in response to the first image and the second image when the patient interface has been placed over the cornea.

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