Patents by Inventor Kay-Uwe Amthor

Kay-Uwe Amthor 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).

  • Patent number: 10716704
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope having a laser device for laser irradiation of an eye, in particular for performing a photocoagulation on fundus of the eye of the eye, includes an illuminator for illuminating the eye as well as a camera for acquiring an image of the eye. The illuminator is adapted to generate visible and infrared lights. The ophthalmoscope further includes a control unit adapted to trigger the illuminator for generating a light pulse of visible light and to read out from the camera a control image of the eye acquired by the camera during the light pulse. The ophthalmoscope is configurable to acquire an image of an eye and perform a laser treatment of an eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: OD-OS GMBH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Ulrike Weber, Kay-Uwe Amthor, Stephan Kirsch
  • Publication number: 20170209307
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope having a laser device for laser irradiation of an eye, in particular for performing a photocoagulation on fundus of the eye of the eye, includes an illuminator for illuminating the eye as well as a camera for acquiring an image of the eye. The illuminator is adapted to generate visible and infrared lights. The ophthalmoscope further includes a control unit adapted to trigger the illuminator for generating a light pulse of visible light and to read out from the camera a control image of the eye acquired by the camera during the light pulse. The ophthalmoscope is configurable to acquire an image of an eye and perform a laser treatment of an eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Ulrike Weber, Kay-Uwe Amthor, Stephan Kirsch
  • Patent number: 9532712
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope having a laser device for laser irradiation of an eye, in particular for performing a photocoagulation on fundus of the eye of the eye, includes an illuminator for illuminating the eye as well as a camera for acquiring an image of the eye. The illuminator is adapted to generate visible and infrared lights. The ophthalmoscope further includes a control unit adapted to trigger the illuminator for generating a light pulse of visible light and to read out from the camera a control image of the eye acquired by the camera during the light pulse. The ophthalmoscope is configurable to acquire an image of an eye and perform a laser treatment of an eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: OD-OS GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Ulrike Weber, Kay-Uwe Amthor, Stephan Kirsch
  • Patent number: 9055896
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope for observing an eye comprises a converging first lens system for generating a real intermediate image of a region in the eye in an intermediate image plane as well as an observation apparatus having an imaging optics for imaging the real intermediate image in an imaging plane in the observation apparatus and for imaging an aperture of the observation apparatus in a pupil of the eye. Between the first lens system and the imaging optics of the observation apparatus, a diverging second lens system is provided for enlarging a working distance between the first lens system and the pupil and for enlarging a field angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: OD-OS GmbH
    Inventors: Kay-Uwe Amthor, Ben Liesfeld
  • Patent number: 8939965
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus including an observation system configured for displaying a moving image of a patient's eye, an optical system for directing an illumination beam into the patient's eye and for directing an observation beam from the patient's eye into the observation system, a control system configured for controlling the optical system, and a control stick for inputting control signals into the control system including an auxiliary control element being provided on the control stick for inputting auxiliary control signals into the control system, wherein the control system is configured for controlling a display mode of displaying the moving image of the observation system according to the auxiliary control signals. The invention further relates to a method of operating said ophthalmic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: OD-OS GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Ulrike Weber, Winfried Teiwes, Derk Weidauer, Kay-Uwe Amthor, Stephan Kirsch
  • Patent number: 8545022
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope includes a therapy beam source configured to apply therapy beam pulses onto an eye and a drive unit configured to store information about the therapy beam pulses applied onto the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: OD-OS GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Michael Huppertz, Kay-Uwe Amthor
  • Patent number: 8545020
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope comprising includes a display, a therapy beam source, and a drive unit. The display is configured to display a live image of a patient's eye. The therapy beam source is configured to apply therapy beam pulses onto the eye. The drive unit is configured to superimpose onto the live image of the eye target positions intended for the application of therapy beam pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: OD-OS GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Michael Huppertz, Kay-Uwe Amthor
  • Patent number: 8545021
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope includes a display, a therapy beam source, and a drive unit. The display is configured to display a live image of a patient's eye. The therapy beam source is configured to apply therapy beam pulses onto the eye. The drive unit is configured to superimpose onto the live image of the eye a virtual pattern of positions intended for the application of therapy beam pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: OD-OS GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Michael Huppertz, Kay-Uwe Amthor
  • Publication number: 20120274901
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope for observing an eye comprises a converging first lens system for generating a real intermediate image of a region in the eye in an intermediate image plane as well as an observation apparatus having an imaging optics for imaging the real intermediate image in an imaging plane in the observation apparatus and for imaging an aperture of the observation apparatus in a pupil of the eye. Between the first lens system and the imaging optics of the observation apparatus, a diverging second lens system is provided for enlarging a working distance between the first lens system and the pupil and for enlarging a field angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: OD-OS GMBH
    Inventors: Kay-Uwe Amthor, Ben Liesfeld
  • Publication number: 20120239015
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope having a laser device for laser irradiation of an eye, in particular for performing a photocoagulation on fundus of the eye of the eye, includes an illuminator for illuminating the eye as well as a camera for acquiring an image of the eye. The illuminator is adapted to generate visible and infrared lights. The ophthalmoscope further includes a control unit adapted to trigger the illuminator for generating a light pulse of visible light and to read out from the camera a control image of the eye acquired by the camera during the light pulse. The ophthalmoscope is configurable to acquire an image of an eye and perform a laser treatment of an eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: OD-OS GMBH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Ulrike Weber, Kay-Uwe Amthor, Stephan Kirsch
  • Publication number: 20120165905
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope comprising includes a display, a therapy beam source, and a drive unit. The display is configured to display a live image of a patient's eye. The therapy beam source is configured to apply therapy beam pulses onto the eye. The drive unit is configured to superimpose onto the live image of the eye target positions intended for the application of therapy beam pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: OD-OS GMBH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Michael Huppertz, Kay-Uwe Amthor
  • Publication number: 20120165906
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope includes a display, a therapy beam source, and a drive unit. The display is configured to display a live image of a patient's eye. The therapy beam source is configured to apply therapy beam pulses onto the eye. The drive unit is configured to superimpose onto the live image of the eye a virtual pattern of positions intended for the application of therapy beam pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: OD-OS GMBH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Michael Huppertz, Kay-Uwe Amthor
  • Publication number: 20120089133
    Abstract: An ophthalmoscope includes a therapy beam source configured to apply therapy beam pulses onto an eye and a drive unit configured to store information about the therapy beam pulses applied onto the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: OD-OS GMBH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Michael Huppertz, Kay-Uwe Amthor
  • Patent number: 8100531
    Abstract: An opthalmoscope for examining a patient's eye includes an illumination device for generating an illumination beam Illumination imaging optics image the illumination beam onto the eye and a scanning device scans the illumination beam over the eye. The opthalmoscope also includes an observation device and observation imaging optics for imaging an observation beam generated by reflection of the illumination beam from the eye onto the observation device. An electronic shutter excludes stray light from the observation beam. The observation device comprises an electronic sensor with an array of photosensitive pixels that can respectively be activated and/or read out in rows, and the scanning device includes an electronic drive circuit for reading out at least one pixel row of the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: OD-OS GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Michael Huppertz, Kay-Uwe Amthor
  • Publication number: 20110077625
    Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus including an observation system configured for displaying a moving image of a patient's eye, an optical system for directing an illumination beam into the patient's eye and for directing an observation beam from the patient's eye into the observation system, a control system configured for controlling the optical system, and a control stick for inputting control signals into the control system including an auxiliary control element being provided on the control stick for inputting auxiliary control signals into the control system, wherein the control system is configured for controlling a display mode of displaying the moving image of the observation system according to the auxiliary control signals. The invention further relates to a method of operating said ophthalmic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: OD-OS GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Ulrike Weber, Winfried Teiwes, Derk Weidauer, Kay-Uwe Amthor, Stephan Kirsch
  • Publication number: 20100007849
    Abstract: An opthalmoscope for examining a patient's eye includes an illumination device for generating an illumination beam Illumination imaging optics image the illumination beam onto the eye, and a scanning device scans the illumination beam over the eye. The opthalmoscope also includes an observation device and observation imaging optics for imaging an observation beam generated by reflection of the illumination beam from the eye onto the observation device. An electronic shutter excludes stray light from the observation beam. The observation device comprises an electronic sensor with an array of photosensitive pixels that can respectively be activated and/or read out in rows, and the scanning device includes an electronic drive circuit for reading out at least one pixel row of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: OD-OS GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Liesfeld, Winfried Teiwes, Michael Huppertz, Kay-Uwe Amthor