Patents by Inventor Michel Lawniczak

Michel Lawniczak 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).

  • Control arrangement for an apparatus for ophthalmological treatment
    Patent number: 5000561
    Abstract: The control arrangement (13) of this invention includes a casing on which the hand (22) of a medical practitioner may rest when the position of the point of focus of a laser beam onto a place to be surgically treated is sought. The arrangement includes a roller (20) operated by the thumb (21) and a ball (23) operated by the index finger (24), the roller and the ball respectively displacing the point of focus along a first coordinate axis (Z) and along second and third coordinate axes (X Y). A push button (25) operated by the middle finger (26) controls firing of the laser beam. The arrangement is used in ophthalmology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Lasag AG
    Inventors: Michel Lawniczak, Paul Batscher, Robert Meerstetter