Patent ID: 8403918

Claim:
A non-invasive capsulectomy instrument, comprising: a Raman crystal in an optical cavity to shift a laser gain crystal wavelength to a Raman shift-generated wavelength; a double- or single-end laser gain crystal in the optical cavity to produce the laser gain crystal wavelength; a device in the optical cavity to obtain a train of pulses of the Raman shift-generated wavelength; single or dual pump lasers to produce a pump laser radiation; optical coupling means to convey the pump laser radiation through cavity reflectors into a selected distribution of radiation in the cavity gain crystal; laser cavity reflector mirrors to resonate the laser gain crystal wavelength simultaneously with the Raman shift-generated wavelength; a laser pulse delivery system to deliver a train of laser pulses over pre-programmed loci; an eyetracking system, a computer system for controlling the adjustable parameters of the pump lasers, parameters associated with the device in the optical cavity to obtain the train of pulses, parameters associated with the eye tracking system and parameters of the delivery system; and a viewing optical system that allows an operator to view an eye simultaneously with operation of the instrument.