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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Francis Appelbaum, Ballwin, MO (US);
James Taylor Perkins, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc., Claremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606107 ; 604 22 ; 604118 ; 604317 ;
Abstract
A system for controlling a plurality of ophthalmic microsurgical instruments is disclosed. Particularly, to such a system using a color sensor for differentiating between various disposable cassettes for use during the various ophthalmic surgical procedures.