Patents by Inventor Tokuhiko Miki

Tokuhiko Miki 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: 6471691
    Abstract: An ophthalmic treatment apparatus uses therapy and diagnostic laser light sources whose beams are deflected two-dimensionally via an optical deflector and a galvanomirror and directed on the eye fundus to produce a fundus image on a display monitor. A photosensitive substance that accumulates specifically in neovascular regions is administered to the patient to define the region where the neovascular tissues are located. When the region is to be treated, the therapy laser light source is activated and its intensity is amplified by a controller and a driver for driving a light modulator. This arrangement assures a reliable definition of the affected region and enables only the neovascular tissues to be destroyed or sealed off because the laser intensity can be amplified at the region concerned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignees: Kowa Company Ltd., Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
    Inventors: Koji Kobayashi, Toru Hirano, Shigeru Sakamoto, Hideaki Niwa, Akira Obana, Tokuhiko Miki