Combination ultrasound and laser method and apparatus for removing cataract lenses
OwnerPatricia Era Bathinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for removing the lens of the eye in which pulsed ultrasound and laser energy are transmitted by means of an optical fiber delivery system to the lens of the eye for therapeutic purposes. The parameters of laser radiation are chosen to optimize the processes of photo-phacoablation and photo-phacodisruption. The vibrational frequencies of ultrasound are selected to optimize sono-fragmentation sono-cavitation. Both laser radiation and ultrasound energy are delivered in effective combinations to maximize the precise removal of cataractous lens material.
Claims10
A method for removing cataractous lenses from an eye, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting laser radiation to a cataract,
- transmitting ultrasound energy to the cataract,
- observing the size of the particles generated by the transmission steps and
- adjusting the relative proportion of the laser and the ultrasound to optimize the size of the generated particles.
A method for removing cataractous lenses from an eye, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting laser radiation to a cataract,
- transmitting ultrasound energy to the cataract,
- observing the size of the particles generated by the transmission steps and,
- adjusting the laser parameters of wavelength, power, and frequency to optimize the size of the particles generated by the transmission steps.
A method for removing cataractous lenses from an eye, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting laser radiation to a cataract,
- transmitting ultrasound energy to the cataract,
- observing the size of the particles generated by the transmission steps and,
- adjusting the ultrasound parameters of amplitude, power, and frequency to optimize the size of the particles generated by the transmission steps.
A method for removing cataractous lenses from an eye, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting laser radiation to a cataract,
- observing the size of the particles generated by the laser transmission step and,
- adjusting the laser parameters of wavelength, power, and frequency to optimize the size of the particles generated by the transmission step.
A method for removing cataractous lenses from an eye, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting ultrasound energy to a cataract,
- observing the size of the particles generated by the transmission step and,
- adjusting the ultrasound parameters of amplitude, power, and frequency to optimize the size of the particles generated by the transmission step.
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