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US 2011/0213342 A1Published application
Real-time Virtual Indicium Apparatus and Methods for Guiding an Implant into an Eye
OwnerAshok Burton Tripathi, David Bragginventors
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Disclosed herein are apparatus and associated methods for guiding an implant to a desired angle, a desired depth, and/or a desired position in an eye. The apparatus used to guide an implant into an eye includes: one or more real-time, multidimensional visualization modules; one or more displays to present one or more real-time, multidimensional visualizations; one or more data processors configured to produce real-time, virtual surgical reference indicia including data for guiding an implant to a desired angle, a desired depth, and/or a desired position an eye; and one or more inserter for guiding an implant to a desired angle, a desired depth, and/or a desired position in the anterior chamber of an eye. The associated methods generally involve the steps required for guiding an implant into the eye using the apparatus.
A system for guiding at least one implant into an eye, said system comprising:
A stabilization ring comprising a surface between the inner diameter and the outer diameter of a ring, wherein said surface has at least one marking and is utilized to level, fixate, and/or orient an eye and wherein said ring is sized to fit an eye.
An inserter comprising a handle with at least one marking wherein said at least one marking is a laser etched, painted, drawn, molded or light emitting pattern and said at least one marking is utilized for calculating depth, orientation and/or position of said inserter within an eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.