Ophthalmic surgery system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4648400
SERIAL NO

06731121

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An ophthalmic surgery system (10) for performing corneal keratotomies and resectomies utilizes a light source (12) which generates a pulsed beam in the ultraviolet/vacuum ultraviolet region. The beam is received by a sealed base unit (16) and attached rotatable subunit (18) which shape, focus, and project the beam onto a protective mask (20) mounted directly on the eye (22) of a patient. The mask (20) includes a normally closed shutter (148) which opens responsive to a counter (32) positioned along the beam path and sensors (156) positioned on opposite sides of a control slit (154) to apply a predetermined number of pulses while the mask is aligned to effect precise cutting of the cornea to the desired depth.

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  • RTS LABORATORIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Keates, Richard H Columbus, OH 12 548
Schneider, Richard T Gainesville, FL 27 685

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