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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Applicant:
Toshifumi Sumiya, Nakata-gun, JP;
Inventor:
Toshifumi Sumiya, Nakata-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Nidex Co., Ltd., Gamagori, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F009/008 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ophthalmic laser surgical apparatus includes a laser irradiation optical system which irradiates a laser beam which causes ablation on tissue of an eye; a sound collecting unit which receives a shock sound which is generated during the ablation of the eye tissue; and a monitor unit which is connected to the sound collecting unit and detects a degree of dryness of the eye tissue during the ablation based on a sound pressure level of a sound signal from the sound collecting unit.