Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Nguyen, Anhtuan T (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
C606S166000, C128S898000, C623S006120
Reexamination Certificate
active
07909780
ABSTRACT:
For use with a surgical tool for making incisions in the sclera of an eye to form a scleral pocket to receive a scleral prosthesis, a system and method is disclosed for determining a position on the sclera for locating the scleral pocket. The system and method determines an optimum location for the scleral pocket. The system and method determines a location on the sclera that represents the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera. The front of the scleral pocket is placed at a location that is four hundred fifty microns posterior to the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera.
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Cudmore Donald P.
Munck William A.
Schachar Ronald A.
Nguyen Anhtuan T
Nguyen Tuan V
Refocus Ocular, Inc.
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