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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Vialase, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Guy Holland, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Virginia Lin, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Wesley W. Lummis, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Eric R. Mikula, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Scott D. Paterson, Vista, CA (US);
Ferenc Raksi, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Nathan Sangalang, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
ViaLase, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
A medical system includes a head having an end arranged to face a reference plane and a multistage slide mechanism coupled with the head. The multistage slide mechanism includes a coarse-float mechanism configured to enable movement of the head relative to the reference plane, and a fine-float mechanism configured to limit a force applied through the head to an initial force, and to reduce the force applied through the head to a reduced force less than the initial force in response to a presence of a first triggering event. The first triggering event may correspond to a valid coupling between a cone attachment of the head and a patient interface coupled to an anatomical site at the reference plane.