Patent ID: 6726680
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A61B,A61F,B23K

Abstract:
A laser surgery system for beating a tissue located at a site of an eye, a real-time image of the tissue at the site being stable as seen by a user, the system comprising:a laser for making a beam of a treatment light energy, the treatment light energy being deliverable to the site; an imaging system for forming a real-time image of the site and an image of a natural tissue feature, the natural feature being in proximity to the site, the image of the site being visible to the user; a detector having the image of the feature formed thereon and generating a first electrical signal in response to the image of the feature formed thereon, the first signal being related to a position of the feature; and an electronic device adapted to generate a second electrical sign in response to the first electrical signal, the second signal stabilizing the real-time image of the site as seen by the user as the light energy is delivered to the site.