Device for positioning an implant in a target area of an eye
AssigneeCarl Zeiss Meditec AG
InventorsMartin Hacker, Christoph Hauger, Scott Meyer
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for positioning an implant in an eye. The device includes an image recording unit, an image display unit, a control and evaluation unit and an implantation tool. The image recording unit provides images of the target area in the eye. The control and evaluation unit to detects eye structures in the images of the target area, to propose or to select a target region for the implant and to generate navigation data for the introduction of the implantation tool into the target region. The proposed device can be used for positioning implants in any regions of the eye.
Claims18
A device for positioning a stent implant in a target area of an eye, comprising:
- an image recorder;
- an image display;
- a controller and evaluator;
- and
- an implantation tool that receives the stent implant and inserts the stent implant into the target area;
- wherein the image recorder is configured to generate recordings of the target area;
- wherein the controller and evaluator is configured to detect eye structures in the recordings of the target area and to propose or select a target region for the stent implant;
- wherein the controller and evaluator is further configured to generate navigation data from the recordings to insert the stent implant contained in the implantation tool into the target region, and
- wherein the image display is configured to display the recordings and the navigation data.
A surgical microscope for positioning a stent implant in a target area of an eye, comprising:
- an image recorder;
- an image display;
- a controller and evaluator;
- and
- an implantation tool that receives the stent implant to be inserted;
- wherein the image recorder is configured to generate an imaging of the target area, wherein the imaging comprises two-dimensional intraoperative imaging recordings or OCT-based volume scans of the target area,
- wherein the controller and evaluator is configured to detect eye structures in an intraoperative volume scan of the target area and to propose or select a target region for the stent implant;
- wherein the controller and evaluator is further configured to generate navigation data for insertion of the stent implant into the target region from the imaging;
- and
- wherein the image display is configured to display the imaging and the navigation data on at least one of a monitor, eyepieces of a microscope, a head-mounted display, or any combination thereof.
A device for positioning a stent implant in a target area of an eye, comprising:
- an image recorder;
- a controller and evaluator;
- an implantation tool that receives the stent implant and inserts the stent implant;
- and
- a movement unit for the implantation tool,
- wherein the image recorder is configured to generate recordings of the target area;
- wherein the controller and evaluator is configured to detect eye structures in the recordings of the target area and to propose or select a target region for the stent implant;
- wherein the controller and evaluator is further configured to generate navigation data from the recordings to insert the stent implant contained in the implantation tool into the target region, and
- wherein the controller and evaluator is configured to convert the navigation data into control signals for the movement unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.