Abstract: A knitted fastener stringer of the invention includes: a fastener tape; and a continuous element row which is fixed upon knitting the fastener tape, the fastener tape has a tape main body portion and an element attachment portion, the tape main body portion has a first region which neighbors the element attachment portion, a second region which neighbors the first region, and a third region which neighbors the second region and forms an outermost side edge portion, the second region is formed thinner than the first region, and the third region is formed thinner than the second region.

Abstract: An ultrashort pulse laser processing apparatus for processing a processing target includes: a laser head which includes a seed laser source emitting an ultrashort pulse seed laser, and emits a laser pulse; an optical fiber which guides the laser pulse emitted from the laser head; and an emission end unit which includes a compressor that compresses the laser pulse emitted from the optical fiber to a laser pulse of a predetermined high peak power and emits the laser pulse compressed by the compressor to the target.

Abstract: An ultrashort pulse laser processing apparatus for processing a processing target includes: a laser head which includes a seed laser source emitting an ultrashort pulse seed laser, and emits a laser pulse; an optical fiber which guides the laser pulse emitted from the laser head; and an emission end unit which includes a compressor that compresses the laser pulse emitted from the optical fiber to a laser pulse of a predetermined high peak power and emits the laser pulse compressed by the compressor to the target.

Abstract: To irradiate a laser beam appropriately onto a patient's eye. An ophthalmic apparatus having a laser irradiation optical system irradiating a laser beam for corneal surgery onto the eye, which performs alignment of a reference axis of the optical system to have a predetermined positional relationship with the eye to perform laser irradiation, includes movement means changing inclination and a position of the optical system with respect to the eye, first and second image-pickup means picking up anterior-segment images having image-pickup optical axes arranged in different directions and to have predetermined positional relationships with the reference axis, detection means for detecting inclination and a position of the eye with respect to the reference axis by subjecting the images by the image-pickup means to image processing, and control means controlling the movement means to bring the reference axis to an intended alignment state with the eye based on a detection result.

Abstract: A corneal surgical apparatus for incising a cornea in a flap shape, includes: a body portion; and a cutting head unit that is movable back and forth with respect to the body portion and includes a blade holder for holding a blade oscillationally. The cutting head unit includes a cornea applanater mounted through an applanater support for applanating the cornea substantially flatly, the cornea applanater moving forward as the cutting head unit moves forward, and the applanater support includes a movable portion for moving the cornea applanater in a direction apart from the blade holder.

Abstract: A layer forming relief transferring and printing an application fluid applied on printing convex portions on a printing object, the layer forming relief including printing convex portions formed as a strip, and a plurality of micro-projections distributed on top faces of the printing convex portions so as to form a groove between adjoining micro-projections for retaining the application fluid.

Abstract: To irradiate a laser beam appropriately onto a patient's eye. An ophthalmic apparatus having a laser irradiation optical system irradiating a laser beam for corneal surgery onto the eye, which performs alignment of a reference axis of the optical system to have a predetermined positional relationship with the eye to perform laser irradiation, includes movement means changing inclination and a position of the optical system with respect to the eye, first and second image-pickup means picking up anterior-segment images having image-pickup optical axes arranged in different directions and to have predetermined positional relationships with the reference axis, detection means for detecting inclination and a position of the eye with respect to the reference axis by subjecting the images by the image-pickup means to image processing, and control means controlling the movement means to bring the reference axis to an intended alignment state with the eye based on a detection result.

Abstract: A corneal surgical apparatus for incising a cornea in a flap shape, includes: a body portion; and a cutting head unit that is movable back and forth with respect to the body portion and includes a blade holder for holding a blade oscillationally. The cutting head unit includes a cornea applanater mounted through an applanater support for applanating the cornea substantially flatly, the cornea applanater moving forward as the cutting head unit moves forward, and the applanater support includes a movable portion for moving the cornea applanater in a direction apart from the blade holder.

Abstract: A blade for corneal surgery for separating a corneal epithelium in a flap shape, includes: upper and lower blade surfaces; and an edge surface connecting the upper and lower blade surfaces, the edge surface having a height of 1 to 70 ?m and a connecting portion with each of the upper and lower blade surfaces having a curved surface.

Abstract: A layer forming relief transferring and printing an application fluid applied on printing convex portions on a printing object, the layer forming relief including printing convex portions formed as a strip, and a plurality of micro-projections distributed on top faces of the printing convex portions so as to form a groove between adjoining micro-projections for retaining the application fluid.

Abstract: A blade for corneal surgery for separating a corneal epithelium in a flap shape, includes: upper and lower blade surfaces; and an edge surface connecting the upper and lower blade surfaces, the edge surface having a height of 1 to 70 &mgr;m and a connecting portion with each of the upper and lower blade surfaces having a curved surface.

Abstract: A corneal surgical apparatus for incising a cornea of a patient's eye in a layered form has a suction ring having an opening, which is vacuum-fixed to the patient's eye so that the cornea is projected from the opening. A cutting unit has a blade and an applanating member so that the cornea projected from the opening is incised by the blade while being applanated by the applanating member. A height changing mechanism is further provided, for changing a height of a tip of the blade in a visual axis direction of the patient's eye with respect to the suction ring.

Abstract: A corneal surgical apparatus, which can smoothly incise the cornea (particularly the Bowman's membrane at the cutting start) while ensuring the cutting ability of the blade with a simple arrangement. After a suction unit is fixed to a periphery of the cornea of patient's eye, the cornea projecting from an opening portion provided in the suction unit is applanated substantially flatly, and the applanated cornea is incised in a layered form by a blade. The blade is moved such that any point on the blade depicts an arcuate locus of the same shape.

Abstract: A screw adapted for plasticizing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin wherein screw lead (distance of the resin advancement in the direction of the axis per 1 revolution of the screw when it is postulated that the screw channel is 100% filled with the resin) of the screw in its compression section decreases in the direction toward the forward end of the screw. A plasticizing apparatus wherein such screw is mounted. A method for molding a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin by using such an apparatus. A molded article produced by such molding method. In the present invention, shear force of sufficient level can be obtained to avoid the formation of clumps while breakage of the reinforcing fibers is avoided to leave long fibers in the molded article. The resulting molded article has excellent mechanical properties, and such article is quite useful as a material for use in automobile parts and other parts.

Abstract: A corneal surgical apparatus for incising a cornea of a patient's eye in a layered form includes: a suction ring unit, having a circular opening, that is to be vacuum-fixed onto a peripheral part of the cornea; a rotatable shaft; an eccentric pin projecting from a distal end of the shaft, the eccentric pin being located at a position offset from a rotational central axis of the shaft; and a cutting unit movable in an incising direction above the suction ring unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for operating upon a cornea for delivering a laser beam having wavelength in an ultraviolet range emitted from a laser light source to the cornea, and for correcting ametropia by ablating the cornea with the laser beam, the apparatus comprises a correcting-hypermetropia optical system having a first aperture to restrict an ablation area, for correcting hypermetropia by changing a passing area for the laser beam, input device for inputting information necessary for defining a corneal shape after ablation, controlling device for defining an ablation shape based on the information inputted by the input device, and for driving the laser light source and the correcting-hypermetropia optical system, and a second aperture located by decentering for the center of the cornea, for transmitting the laser beam within an area of a near-point portion, whereby correction of presbyopia may be performed so that the cornea has double focal points by driving the laser light source and the correcting-hypermetropia o

Abstract: A cornea surgical operation apparatus for incising a cornea of a patient's eye into a layer comprises a fixing device having an opening put into contact with the surface of the cornea and for being fixed to a peripheral part of the cornea with the opening as a center, a press device for nearly flat pressing the cornea protruded from the opening, a blade for cutting out the cornea pressed into a nearly flat shape by the press device, a movement device for moving the blade in such a way that it passes a center of the opening, and a rotation device for rotating the blade moved at least to a Bowman membrane by the movement device with the center of the opening as the center of rotation.

Abstract: An optical ophthalmic treatment apparatus including an binocular observation optical system to observe an eye to be operated through a stereo microscope and a laser beam transmitting optical system to transmit a therapeutic laser beam emitted from a laser source onto the eye, the laser beam transmitting optical system comprising an irradiation area confining member capable of controlling an aperture diameter thereof, a projective lens for projecting an aperture image of the irradiation area confining member onto an affected part of the eye to be operated, a laser beam reflecting member for reflecting the optical axis of the laser beam transmitting system so as to be coaxial with the optical axis of an objective lens, and a condenser member for condensing the therapeutic laser beam at a position close to the laser beam reflecting member, the condenser member being arranged in the side of the laser source with respect to the irradiation area confining member.

Abstract: Binocular stereo microscope including an observation optical system to observe the patient's eye through binocular vision, comprising laser transmitting optical system for transmitting the therapeutic laser beam coaxially with the optical axis of an objective lens in the binocular stereo microscope to the patient's eye, alignment light beam projection optical system for projecting the alignment light beam onto the patient's eye to form an alignment index on the eye. CCD detects the index image projected on the patient's eye by the alignment light beam projection optical system, CPU judges alignment situation based on the image detected by the CCD, moving unit for moving the patient's eye relatively to the binocular stereo microscope is moved based on a judgement of the CPU.