Patents by Inventor H. Burkhard Dick

H. Burkhard Dick has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING A POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY AND FOR LASER EYE SURGERY WITH A PENETRATED CORNEA
    Publication number: 20220331155
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for performing a laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy and for performing laser eye surgery on an eye having a penetrated cornea are provided. A method for performing a posterior capsulotomy includes injecting fluid between the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane to separate the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane. With the lens posterior capsule separated from the anterior hyaloids membrane, a posterior capsulotomy is performed on the lens posterior capsule by using a laser to incise the lens posterior capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: H. Burkhard Dick, David Scott
  • Methods and systems for performing a posterior capsulotomy and for laser eye surgery with a penetrated cornea
    Patent number: 11376158
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for performing a laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy and for performing laser eye surgery on an eye having a penetrated cornea are provided. A method for performing a posterior capsulotomy includes injecting fluid between the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane to separate the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane. With the lens posterior capsule separated from the anterior hyaloids membrane, a posterior capsulotomy is performed on the lens posterior capsule by using a laser to incise the lens posterior capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: AMO Development, LLC
    Inventors: H. Burkhard Dick, David Scott
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING A POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY AND FOR LASER EYE SURGERY WITH A PENETRATED CORNEA
    Publication number: 20190105196
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for performing a laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy and for performing laser eye surgery on an eye having a penetrated cornea are provided. A method for performing a posterior capsulotomy includes injecting fluid between the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane to separate the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane. With the lens posterior capsule separated from the anterior hyaloids membrane, a posterior capsulotomy is performed on the lens posterior capsule by using a laser to incise the lens posterior capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: H. Burkhard Dick, David Scott
  • Methods and systems for performing a posterior capsulotomy and for laser eye surgery with a penetrated cornea
    Patent number: 10143590
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for performing a laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy and for performing laser eye surgery on an eye having a penetrated cornea are provided. A method for performing a posterior capsulotomy includes injecting fluid between the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane to separate the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane. With the lens posterior capsule separated from the anterior hyaloids membrane, a posterior capsulotomy is performed on the lens posterior capsule by using a laser to incise the lens posterior capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Optimedica Corporation
    Inventors: H. Burkhard Dick, David Scott
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING A POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY AND FOR LASER EYE SURGERY WITH A PENETRATED CORNEA
    Publication number: 20140074074
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for performing a laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy and for performing laser eye surgery on an eye having a penetrated cornea are provided. A method for performing a posterior capsulotomy includes injecting fluid between the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane to separate the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane. With the lens posterior capsule separated from the anterior hyaloids membrane, a posterior capsulotomy is performed on the lens posterior capsule by using a laser to incise the lens posterior capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: OptiMedica Corporation
    Inventors: H. Burkhard Dick, David Scott