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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. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2002
Applicants:
Erik Gross, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rich Hofer, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jonathan Wong, Santa Clara, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Erik Gross, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rich Hofer, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jonathan Wong, Santa Clara, AZ (US);
Assignee:
AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems for reprofiling a surface of a cornea of an eye ablate a portion of the cornea to create an ablation zone with an optically correct central optical zone disposed in a central portion of the cornea, and a blend zone disposed peripherally to the central optical zone and at least partially within an optical zone of the eye. The blend zone can have an optical power that gradually diminishes with increasing radius from the central optical zone.