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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2011
Applicant:
David A. Luce, Clarence Center, NY (US);
Inventor:
David A. Luce, Clarence Center, NY (US);
Assignee:
Reichert, Inc., Depew, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ophthalmic instrument that discharges a fluid pulse to deform the cornea of a test subject is improved by reducing the working distance between a nosepiece or a discharge tube from which the fluid pulse is discharged and the eye of the test subject. The invention improves measurement repeatability and patient comfort.