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AssigneeIRIDEX Corporation
InventorsSteven D. Vold, Kenneth A. Peartree, David Buzawa
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The present invention generally relates systems, methods, and devices for treating an eye of a patient. In some embodiments, a system may be provided that includes a console for generating a treatment laser and an illumination light. The system may further include a treatment probe for delivering the illumination light to an eye so as to illuminate the ciliary process of the eye. With the illuminated ciliary process, the treatment probe may be aligned to deliver the treatment laser from the console to the ciliary process of the eye for the purpose of treating a patient for glaucoma. In some embodiments, a treatment probe may be provided with an illumination fiber for delivering light to specific portions of the eye or at desired angles in order to illuminate the ciliary process. In some embodiments a treatment probe may be configured to cooperate with a removable light pen for eye illumination.
A method for treating an eye of a patient, the eye having a cornea, a pupil, a visual axis, and a ciliary process, and being afflicted with glaucoma, the method comprising:
A treatment probe for treating an eye of a patient for glaucoma, the eye having a cornea, a pupil, a visual axis, and a ciliary process, the treatment probe comprising:
The treatment probe of claim 14, wherein the distal end of the illumination light conduit is configured to deliver illumination light through the pupil of the eye when the contact surface of the treatment probe couples with the surface of the eye.
A system for treating an eye of a patient for glaucoma, the eye having a cornea, a pupil, a visual axis, and a ciliary process, the system comprising:
A treatment probe for treating an eye of a patient for glaucoma, the eye having a cornea, a pupil, a visual axis, and a ciliary process, the treatment probe comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.