Patents Examined by Sonya Han Oguyu
  • Multi-slot laser surgery
    Patent number: 6096028
    Abstract: Various embodiments of optical fiber cables and laser probes are disclosed for providing multi-spot laser beams from a single laser beam source. This permits time-intensive but repetitive laser surgical procedures such as panretinal photocoagulation to be performed with increased accuracy and in a fraction of the time currently allotted for such procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Sina Bahmanyar, Mark S. Jones