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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Alexander N. Artsyukhovich, Irvine, CA (US);
Mikhail Boukhny, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Bruno Dacquay, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander N. Artsyukhovich, Irvine, CA (US);
Mikhail Boukhny, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Bruno Dacquay, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00745 (2013.01); A61B 1/00165 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00154 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00194 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ophthalmic illuminator is provided that includes a pulse generator to provide amplified pulses and an amplifier to amplify the current pulses to produce amplified pulses. A light source within the ophthalmic illuminator is driven by the amplified pulses so as to stroboscopically illuminate a vibrating ophthalmic surgical tool within the interior of an eye.