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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2011
Jean-pierre Hubschman, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Steven Schwartz, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jason T. Wilson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tsu-chin Tsao, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
James S. Gibson, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre Hubschman, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Steven Schwartz, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jason T. Wilson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tsu-Chin Tsao, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
James S. Gibson, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Vantage Surgical Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to improved phacoemulsification procedures involving the use of processed non-visual three-dimensional data (i.e. diagnostic scan data) to provide a surgeon with additional guidance concerning the distance separating a working end of a phacoemulsification instrument and the posterior capsule of the eye during a surgical procedure involving the removal of the crystalline lens of an eye. Such information is implemented to aid the surgeon in cutting or scoring the lens to a desired depth while minimizing the risk of penetrating the posterior portion of the capsule with the working end of the instrument. Some embodiments provide for the visual and/or auditory conveyance of distance information to the surgeon. Additional embodiments can provide for overlaying visual representations of selected structure information with the images provided to the surgeon.