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US 2013/0085482 A1Published application
Systems and Methods for Disruption of an Eye Lens
AssigneeBiolase, Inc.
InventorsMarcia Van Valen, William E. Brown, JR., Daniel Durrie
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for ablating a lens of an eye. An access incision is made through outer eye tissue to access the lens. A laser tool is inserted through the access incision. Electromagnetic energy is focused using the inserted laser tool to ablate a portion of the lens, where said ablation breaks the lens into a plurality of pieces for removal from the eye.
Claims21
A method of ablating a lens of an eye, comprising:
- making an access incision through outer eye tissue to access the lens;
- inserting a laser tool through the access incision;
- and
- focusing electromagnetic energy using the inserted laser tool to ablate a portion of the lens, wherein said ablation breaks the lens into a plurality of pieces for removal from the eye.
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A system for ablating a lens of an eye, comprising:
- a visible light pattern projector configured to project an ablation pattern onto the lens of the eye;
- a laser tool configured to be inserted through an access incision in the eye, wherein the laser tool includes:
- an irrigation port configured to introduce water to the lens via a spray;
- a flexible tip configured to focus electromagnetic energy according to the visible light pattern, wherein the electromagnetic energy reacts with the water to ablate the lens into a plurality of pieces;
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- an aspiration port configured to remove the plurality of pieces of the lens via suction following ablation of the lens.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.