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Patent US7886747 - Non-penetrating filtration surgery - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsApparatus for ophthalmic surgery, especially non-penetrating filtration surgery, comprising a laser source that ablates sclera tissue at steps of intermediate thickness. Optionally, the beam is scanned using a scanner and its results viewed using an ophthalmic microscope....http://www.google.com/patents/US7886747?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7886747 - Non-penetrating filtration surgeryAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7886747 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/495,649PCT numberPCT/IL2002/000872Publication dateFeb 15, 2011Filing dateNov 3, 2002Priority dateMay 8, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1448124A1, EP2158883A2, EP2158883A3, US20050096639, US20110092965, WO2003041623A1Publication number10495649, 495649, PCT/2002/872, PCT/IL/2/000872, PCT/IL/2/00872, PCT/IL/2002/000872, PCT/IL/2002/00872, PCT/IL2/000872, PCT/IL2/00872, PCT/IL2000872, PCT/IL2002/000872, PCT/IL2002/00872, PCT/IL2002000872, PCT/IL200200872, PCT/IL200872, US 7886747 B2, US 7886747B2, US-B2-7886747, US7886747 B2, US7886747B2InventorsMichael Slatkine, Ehud Assia, Alex Harel, Adi ShargilOriginal AssigneeI Optima Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (38), Non-Patent Citations (24), Referenced by (1), Classifications (15), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetNon-penetrating filtration surgeryUS 7886747 B2Abstract Apparatus for ophthalmic surgery, especially non-penetrating filtration surgery, comprising a laser source that ablates sclera tissue at steps of intermediate thickness. Optionally, the beam is scanned using a scanner and its results viewed using an ophthalmic microscope.
RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a U.S. national application of PCT Application No. PCT/IL02/00872, filed on Nov. 3, 2002. This application is a continuation in part of PCT Application No. PCT/IL00/00263, filed on May 8, 2000, now U.S. application Ser. No. 10/240,505. This application also claims the benefit under �119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/331,402, filed on Nov. 15, 2001. The disclosure of all of these applications are incorporated herein by reference.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An aspect of some embodiments of the invention relates to apparatus for effecting and controlling a non-penetrating filtration procedure, using an ablation source that remove a layer of tissue of intermediate thickness, for example, between 5 and 30 microns. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the ablation source and parameters are selected so that the removal depth is smaller than a desired final membrane thickness but greater than a thickness of percolation which may be expected prior to the desired membrane thickness being achieved. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the ablation source is absorbed by the percolation. Optionally, the ablation parameters are selected so that the process of ablation is self-curtailed when the percolation is fast enough to create a layer the thickness of the ablation depth. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the ablation source is selected to have the flexibility to provide more than one meaningful ablation depth.
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No. 10/240,505.21Summons to Attend Oral Proceedings Pursuant to Rule 115(1) EPC Dated Aug. 7, 2009 From the European Patent Office Re.: Application No. 02775192.4.22Summons to Attend Oral Proceedings Pursuant to Rule 115(1) EPC Dated Jun. 26, 2009 From the European Patent Office Re.: Application No. 00922836.2.23Translation of Decision of Rejection Dated Jun. 3, 2009 From the Japanese Patent Office Re.: Application No. 2003-543510.24Translation of Notification of Reasons of Rejection Dated Jan. 16, 2009 From the Japanese Patent Office Re.: Application No. 2001-581704.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8545430Jun 9, 2011Oct 1, 2013Transcend Medical, Inc.Expandable ocular devicesClassifications U.S. Classification128/898, 606/6International ClassificationA61B19/00, A61B18/20, A61F9/008, A61F9/007Cooperative ClassificationA61F2009/00897, A61F9/00802, A61F2009/00872, A61F2009/00891, A61F9/00825, A61F2009/00865, A61F9/00821, A61F2009/00868European ClassificationA61F9/008ALegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionAug 6, 2014FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Jan 24, 2007ASAssignmentOwner name: I OPTIMA LTD., ISRAELFree format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:OPTOTECH LTD;REEL/FRAME:018839/0186Effective date: 20060524Feb 7, 2005ASAssignmentOwner name: OPTOTECH LTD., ISRAELFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SLATKINE, MICHAEL;ASSIA, EHUD;HAREL, ALEX;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:015669/0556;SIGNING DATES FROM 20041205 TO 20050203Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SLATKINE, MICHAEL;ASSIA, EHUD;HAREL, ALEX;AND OTHERS;SIGNING DATES FROM 20041205 TO 20050203;REEL/FRAME:015669/0556RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google