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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Acucela Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Lukas Scheibler, Telluride, CO (US);
Matthias Pfister, Liebefeld-Bern, CH;
Urban Schnell, Munchenbuchsee, CH;
Stefan Troller, Sissach, CH;
Ryo Kubota, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
ACUCELA INC., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/10 (2006.01); A61B 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/102 (2013.01); A61B 3/0008 (2013.01); A61B 3/0025 (2013.01); A61B 3/10 (2013.01); A61B 3/1005 (2013.01); A61B 3/1225 (2013.01); A61B 5/0013 (2013.01); G01B 9/02 (2013.01); A61B 2505/07 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0425 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0431 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0456 (2013.01); A61B 2576/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Improved optical coherence tomography systems and methods to measure thickness of the retina are presented. The systems may be compact, handheld, provide in-home monitoring, allow the patient to measure himself or herself, and be robust enough to be dropped while still measuring the retina reliably.