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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Precitec Optronik Gmbh, Neu-Isenburg, DE;
Inventor:
Gabriel Palzer, Rodgau, DE;
Assignee:
PRECITE OPTRONIK GMBH, Neu-Isenburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/10 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/0008 (2013.01); A61B 3/10 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device are disclosed for determining the position of a flap incision on a cornea and the position of the hinge associated with the flap. The method comprises the steps of: capturing an image of an eye, including at least the pupil and the limbus; determining a region including the outer circumference of the flap incision; determining the position of the flap incision; determining a straight region including the hinge; and determining the position of the hinge.