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Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2022
Applicant:

Ziemer Ophthalmic Systems Ag, Port, CH;

Inventor:

Christian Rathjen, Bremen, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/008 (2006.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00827 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61F 2009/00853 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00872 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00878 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00897 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is an ophthalmological treatment apparatus for modifying a shape of a corneal surface of a human eye. The apparatus includes a surgical laser device for implementing tissue cuts. The apparatus further includes a computerized control device in operative coupling with the surgical laser device, the control device being designed to control the laser device to implement tissue cuts according to a cut geometry with a primary tissue cut and a secondary tissue cut, wherein the primary tissue cut is a relief cut and extends into the depth of the conical eye tissue, and wherein the secondary tissue cut lies within the conical eye tissue, such that the secondary tissue cut adds to the relieving effect of the primary tissue cut.


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