Laser beam calibration and beam quality measurement in laser surgery systems

    公开(公告)号:US10667949B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US15299745

    申请日:2016-10-21

    IPC分类号: A61F9/008 A61F9/009

    摘要: A laser eye surgery system includes a computer which scans a focused laser beam in a trajectory over a reticle or target and determines beam quality via laser light reflected from the target. The target may have a grid pattern of lines, with the diameter of the focused laser beam determined based on a time interval for the scanned beam to move onto a line of the grid pattern. Methods for measuring beam quality in a laser eye surgery system provide a direct, quantitative quality measurement of the focused laser beam, and may be performed quickly and automatically. Using scanning mirror position information together with signals resulting from laser light reflected from the target, the laser eye surgery system may also be calibrated.

    CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT AND ALIGNMENT OF CORNEAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES

    公开(公告)号:US20200085622A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-19

    申请号:US16686059

    申请日:2019-11-15

    摘要: Methods and apparatus are configures to measure an eye without contacting the eye with a patient interface, and these measurements are used to determine alignment and placement of the incisions when the patient interface contacts the eye. The pre-contact locations of one or more structures of the eye can be used to determine corresponding post-contact locations of the one or more optical structures of the eye when the patient interface has contacted the eye, such that the laser incisions are placed at locations that promote normal vision of the eye. The incisions are positioned in relation to the pre-contact optical structures of the eye, such as an astigmatic treatment axis, nodal points of the eye, and visual axis of the eye.

    CONFOCAL LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEM
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190076017A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-14

    申请号:US16188119

    申请日:2018-11-12

    摘要: A laser surgery system includes a light source, an eye interface device, a scanning assembly, a confocal detection assembly and preferably a confocal bypass assembly. The light source generates an electromagnetic beam. The scanning assembly scans a focal point of the electromagnetic beam to different locations within the eye. An optical path propagates the electromagnetic beam from a light source to the focal point, and also propagates a portion of the electromagnetic beam reflected from the focal point location back along at least a portion of the optical path. The optical path includes an optical element associated with a confocal detection assembly that diverts a portion of the reflected electromagnetic radiation to a sensor. The sensor generates an intensity signal indicative of intensity the electromagnetic beam reflected from the focal point location. The confocal bypass assembly reversibly diverts the electromagnetic beam along a diversion optical path around the optical element.

    CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENTS AND FIDUCIAL MARK INCISIONS IN LASER SURGICAL PROCEDURES

    公开(公告)号:US20190350760A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US16530912

    申请日:2019-08-02

    IPC分类号: A61F9/008 A61B3/107

    摘要: A method of cataract surgery in an eye of a patient includes identifying a feature selected from the group consisting of an axis, a meridian, and a structure of an eye by corneal topography and forming fiducial mark incisions with a laser beam along the axis, meridian or structure in the cornea outside the optical zone of the eye. A laser cataract surgery system a laser source, a topography measurement system, an integrated optical subsystem, and a processor in operable communication with the laser source, corneal topography subsystem and the integrated optical system. The processor includes a tangible non-volatile computer readable medium comprising instructions to determine one of an axis, meridian and structure of an eye of the patient based on the measurements received from topography measurement system, and direct the treatment beam so as to incise radial fiducial mark incisions.

    Laser Beam Calibration and Beam Quality Measurement in Laser Surgery Systems

    公开(公告)号:US20170112663A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-27

    申请号:US15299745

    申请日:2016-10-21

    IPC分类号: A61F9/008 A61F9/009

    摘要: A laser eye surgery system includes a computer which scans a focused laser beam in a trajectory over a reticle or target and determines beam quality via laser light reflected from the target. The target may have a grid pattern of lines, with the diameter of the focused laser beam determined based on a time interval for the scanned beam to move onto a line of the grid pattern. Methods for measuring beam quality in a laser eye surgery system provide a direct, quantitative quality measurement of the focused laser beam, and may be performed quickly and automatically. Using scanning mirror position information together with signals resulting from laser light reflected from the target, the laser eye surgery system may also be calibrated.

    AUTOMATIC PATIENT POSITIONING WITHIN A LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATIC PATIENT POSITIONING WITHIN A LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEM 审中-公开
    自动患者在激光眼手术系统中的定位

    公开(公告)号:US20160106581A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-21

    申请号:US14885824

    申请日:2015-10-16

    IPC分类号: A61F9/009 A61G15/02

    摘要: A laser eye surgery system produces a treatment beam that includes a plurality of laser pulses. An optical coherence tomography (OCT) subsystem produces a source beam used to locate one or more structures of an eye. The OCT subsystem is used to sense the distance between a camera objective on the underside of the laser eye surgery system and the patient's eye. Control electronics compare the sensed distance with a pre-determined target distance, and reposition a movable patient support toward or away the camera objective until the sensed distance is at the pre-determined target distance. A subsequent measurement dependent upon the spacing between the camera objective and the patient's eye is performed, such as determining the astigmatic axis by observing the reflection of a plurality of point source LEDs arranged in concentric rings off the eye.

    摘要翻译: 激光眼手术系统产生包括多个激光脉冲的治疗束。 光学相干断层扫描(OCT)子系统产生用于定位眼睛的一个或多个结构的源束。 OCT子系统用于感测激光眼手术系统下侧的相机物镜与患者眼睛之间的距离。 控制电子装置将感测到的距离与预定的目标距离进行比较,并将可移动的患者支架重新定位到或离开相机物镜,直到感测到的距离处于预定的目标距离。 执行取决于相机物镜和患者眼睛之间的间隔的随后测量,例如通过观察以眼睛中同心环排列的多个点光源LED的反射来确定散光轴。

    CONFOCAL LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEM
    10.
    发明申请
    CONFOCAL LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEM 审中-公开
    眼科激光眼部手术系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150272782A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-01

    申请号:US14576593

    申请日:2014-12-19

    摘要: A laser surgery system includes a light source, an eye interface device, a scanning assembly, a confocal detection assembly and preferably a confocal bypass assembly. The light source generates an electromagnetic beam. The scanning assembly scans a focal point of the electromagnetic beam to different locations within the eye. An optical path propagates the electromagnetic beam from a light source to the focal point, and also propagates a portion of the electromagnetic beam reflected from the focal point location back along at least a portion of the optical path. The optical path includes an optical element associated with a confocal detection assembly that diverts a portion of the reflected electromagnetic radiation to a sensor. The sensor generates an intensity signal indicative of intensity the electromagnetic beam reflected from the focal point location. The confocal bypass assembly reversibly diverts the electromagnetic beam along a diversion optical path around the optical element.

    摘要翻译: 激光手术系统包括光源,眼睛接口装置,扫描组件,共焦检测组件和优选共焦旁路组件。 光源产生电磁波束。 扫描组件将电磁波束的焦点扫描到眼睛内的不同位置。 光路将电磁波从光源传播到焦点,并且还沿着光路的至少一部分将从焦点位置反射的电磁波束的一部分传播回传播。 光路包括与共焦检测组件相关联的光学元件,其将一部分反射的电磁辐射转移到传感器。 传感器产生表示从焦点位置反射的电磁波的强度的强度信号。 共焦旁路组件沿着光学元件周围的转向光路可逆地转移电磁束。