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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventors:
Andrew David Johnson, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Pooria Sharif Kashani, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61M 5/172 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61M 3/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/1723 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 3/16 (2013.01); A61F 9/007 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61M 1/0031 (2013.01); A61M 3/0279 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3344 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ophthalmic surgical system enabling pressure measurements proximal to the eye may include an illumination probe having a probe tip configured for insertion through an incision in an eye of a patient. The probe tip may include a distal end of an optical fiber, wherein the distal end of the optical fiber includes a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface. The first and second reflective surfaces being separated by a cavity, wherein the second reflective surface is provided by a partially transparent wall forming an exterior surface of the distal end of the optical fiber.