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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Nidek Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NIDEK CO., LTD., Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/16 (2006.01); A61B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/165 (2013.01); A61B 3/0041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic tonometer for measuring the eye pressure of an examinee's eye by means of an ultrasonic wave includes an ultrasonic actuator having an ultrasonic element and configured to irradiate the examinee's eye with the ultrasonic wave, and current adjustment means configured to adjust a current applied to the ultrasonic element to control the sound pressure or acoustic radiation pressure of the ultrasonic wave. With this configuration, the ultrasonic tonometer solving at least one of typical problems can be provided. For example, the ultrasonic tonometer capable of properly irradiating the examinee's eye with the ultrasonic wave can be provided.