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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Lensar, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
Gary Gray, Orlando, FL (US);
E. Valaski Teuma, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Lensar, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00836 (2013.01); A61F 9/0084 (2013.01); A61F 9/00827 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00872 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00885 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00897 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for forming an incision in an eye, the method including performing a first pass of a first laser beam along a path within an eye, wherein after completion of the first pass there exists a residual uncut layer at an anterior surface of a cornea of the eye. The method further including performing a second pass of a second laser beam only along a portion of the path that contains the residual uncut layer, wherein after completion of the second pass, the residual uncut layer is transformed into a full complete through surface incision.