Patents by Inventor Vincent DUCRY

Vincent DUCRY 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: 11554045
    Abstract: For processing eye tissue using a pulsed laser beam (L), an ophthalmological device includes a projection optical unit for the focused projection of the laser beam (L) into the eye tissue, and a scanner system upstream of the projection optical unit for the beam-deflecting scanning of the eye tissue with the laser beam (L) in a scanning movement (s?) performed over a scanning angle along a scanning line(s). The projection optical unit is tilted about an axis of rotation (q) running perpendicularly to a plane defined by the scanning line(s) and the optical axis (o) of the projection optical unit, the tilting of the projection optical unit tilting the scanning line (s) in said plane. Tilting of the scanning line(s) enables a displacement—dependent on the scanning angle—of the focus of the laser pulses projected into the eye tissue without vertical displacement of the projection optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SIE AG Surgical Instrument Engineering
    Inventors: Christian Rathjen, Hartmut Kanngiesser, Vincent Ducry, Lorenz Klauser
  • Publication number: 20200352783
    Abstract: For processing eye tissue using a pulsed laser beam (L), an ophthalmological device includes a projection optical unit for the focused projection of the laser beam (L) into the eye tissue, and a scanner system upstream of the projection optical unit for the beam-deflecting scanning of the eye tissue with the laser beam (L) in a scanning movement (s?) performed over a scanning angle along a scanning line(s). The projection optical unit is tilted about an axis of rotation (q) running perpendicularly to a plane defined by the scanning line(s) and the optical axis (o) of the projection optical unit, the tilting of the projection optical unit tilting the scanning line (s) in said plane. Tilting of the scanning line(s) enables a displacement—dependent on the scanning angle—of the focus of the laser pulses projected into the eye tissue without vertical displacement of the projection optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Rathjen, Hartmut Kanngiesser, Vincent Ducry, Lorenz Klauser
  • Patent number: 10758414
    Abstract: For processing eye tissue using a pulsed laser beam (L), an ophthalmological device includes a projection optical unit for the focused projection of the laser beam (L) into the eye tissue, and a scanner system upstream of the projection optical unit for the beam-deflecting scanning of the eye tissue with the laser beam (L) in a scanning movement (s?) performed over a scanning angle along a scanning line(s). The projection optical unit is tilted about an axis of rotation (q) running perpendicularly to a plane defined by the scanning line(s) and the optical axis (o) of the projection optical unit, the tilting of the projection optical unit tilting the scanning line (s) in said plane. Tilting of the scanning line(s) enables a displacement—dependent on the scanning angle—of the focus of the laser pulses projected into the eye tissue without vertical displacement of the projection optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SIE AG Surgical Instrument Engineering
    Inventors: Christian Rathjen, Hartmut Kanngiesser, Vincent Ducry, Lorenz Klauser
  • Publication number: 20170304114
    Abstract: For processing eye tissue using a pulsed laser beam (L), an ophthalmological device includes a projection optical unit for the focused projection of the laser beam (L) into the eye tissue, and a scanner system upstream of the projection optical unit for the beam-deflecting scanning of the eye tissue with the laser beam (L) in a scanning movement (s?) performed over a scanning angle along a scanning line(s). The projection optical unit is tilted about an axis of rotation (q) running perpendicularly to a plane defined by the scanning line(s) and the optical axis (o) of the projection optical unit, the tilting of the projection optical unit tilting the scanning line (s) in said plane. Tilting of the scanning line(s) enables a displacement—dependent on the scanning angle—of the focus of the laser pulses projected into the eye tissue without vertical displacement of the projection optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Rathjen, Hartmut Kanngiesser, Vincent Ducry, Lorenz Klauser
  • Patent number: 9737436
    Abstract: For processing eye tissue using a pulsed laser beam (L), an ophthalmological device includes a projection optical unit for the focused projection of the laser beam (L) into the eye tissue, and a scanner system upstream of the projection optical unit for the beam-deflecting scanning of the eye tissue with the laser beam (L) in a scanning movement (s?) performed over a scanning angle along a scanning line(s). The projection optical unit is tilted about an axis of rotation (q) running perpendicularly to a plane defined by the scanning line(s) and the optical axis (o) of the projection optical unit, the tilting of the projection optical unit tilting the scanning line (s) in said plane. Tilting of the scanning line(s) enables a displacement—dependent on the scanning angle—of the focus of the laser pulses projected into the eye tissue without vertical displacement of the projection optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SIE AG, Surgical Instrument Engineering
    Inventors: Christian Rathjen, Hartmut Kanngiesser, Vincent Ducry, Lorenz Klauser
  • Patent number: 9566190
    Abstract: For processing eye tissue using a pulsed laser beam (L), an ophthalmological device includes a projection optical unit for the focused projection of the laser beam (L) into the eye tissue, and a scanner system upstream of the projection optical unit for the beam-deflecting scanning of the eye tissue with the laser beam (L) in a scanning movement (s?) performed over a scanning angle along a scanning line (s). The ophthalmological device includes a divergence modulator disposed upstream of the scanner system for dynamically varying the divergence of the laser beam (L), whereby the scanning line (s) is tilted in a plane running through the optical axis of the projection optical unit and the scanning line(s). The tilting of the scanning line(s) enables a displacement—dependent on the scanning angle—of the focus of the laser pulses projected into the eye tissue without vertical displacement of the projection optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SIE AG, Surgical Instrument Engineering
    Inventors: Christian Rathjen, Hartmut Kanngiesser, Vincent Ducry, Lorenz Klauser
  • Patent number: 8992020
    Abstract: An ophthalmological device (1) for processing eye tissue includes a projection optical unit for focused projection of a laser beam (L) into the eye tissue, and a scanner system upstream of the projection optical unit for beam-deflecting scanning of the eye tissue with the laser beam (L) in a scanning movement (s') performed over a scanning angle along a scanning line(s). The ophthalmological device includes at least one optical element upstream of the projection optical unit, the optical element configured to generate a divergence—dependent on the scanning angle—of the laser beam (L), the scanning line(s) tilted in a plane running through the optical axis of the projection optical unit and the scanning line(s). Tilting of the scanning line(s)displaces—dependent on the scanning angle—the focus of the laser pulses projected into the eye tissue without vertical displacement of the projection optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: SIE AG, Sugical Instrument Engineering
    Inventors: Christian Rathjen, Hartmut Kanngiesser, Vincent Ducry, Lorenz Klauser, Michael Moritz
  • Publication number: 20130155375
    Abstract: An ophthalmological device (1) for processing eye tissue includes a projection optical unit for focused projection of a laser beam (L) into the eye tissue, and a scanner system upstream of the projection optical unit for beam-deflecting scanning of the eye tissue with the laser beam (L) in a scanning movement (s?) performed over a scanning angle along a scanning line(s). The ophthalmological device includes at least one optical element upstream of the projection optical unit, the optical element configured to generate a divergence—dependent on the scanning angle—of the laser beam (L), the scanning line(s) tilted in a plane running through the optical axis of the projection optical unit and the scanning line(s). Tilting of the scanning line(s) displaces—dependent on the scanning angle—the focus of the laser pulses projected into the eye tissue without vertical displacement of the projection optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Christian RATHJEN, Hartmut KANNGIESSER, Vincent DUCRY, Lorenz KLAUSER, Michael MORITZ
  • Publication number: 20130150837
    Abstract: For processing eye tissue by means of a pulsed laser beam (L), an ophthalmological device comprises a projection optical unit for the focused projection of the laser beam (L) into the eye tissue, and a scanner system disposed upstream of the projection optical unit and serving for the beam-deflecting scanning of the eye tissue with the laser beam (L) in a scanning movement (s?) performed over a scanning angle along a scanning line (s). The projection optical unit can be tilted about an axis of rotation (q) running perpendicularly to a plane defined by the scanning line (s) and the optical axis (o) of the projection optical unit, the tilting of the projection optical unit bringing about a tilting of the scanning line (s) in said plane. The tilting of the scanning line (s) enables a displacement—dependent on the scanning angle—of the focus of the laser pulses projected into the eye tissue without vertical displacement of the projection optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Christian RATHJEN, Hartmut KANNGIESSER, Vincent DUCRY, Lorenz KLAUSER
  • Publication number: 20130144277
    Abstract: For processing eye tissue using a pulsed laser beam (L), an ophthalmological device includes a projection optical unit for the focused projection of the laser beam (L) into the eye tissue, and a scanner system upstream of the projection optical unit for the beam-deflecting scanning of the eye tissue with the laser beam (L) in a scanning movement (s?) performed over a scanning angle along a scanning line (s). The ophthalmological device includes a divergence modulator upstream of the scanner system for dynamically varying the divergence of the laser beam (L), whereby the scanning line (s) is tilted in a plane running through the optical axis of the projection optical unit and the scanning line(s). The tilting of the scanning line(s) enables a displacement—dependent on the scanning angle—of the focus of the laser pulses projected into the eye tissue without vertical displacement of the projection optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Christian RATHJEN, Hartmut KANNGIESSER, Vincent DUCRY, Lorenz KLAUSER