US 12,167,891 B2
Handheld ophthalmic laser system with replaceable contact tips and treatment guide
Howard Chen, San Jose, CA (US); and David Buzawa, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Iridex Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by IRIDEX Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/096,291.
Application 16/938,030 is a division of application No. 15/638,036, filed on Jun. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,758,118, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Application 18/096,291 is a continuation of application No. 16/938,030, filed on Jul. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,576,569.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/357,012, filed on Jun. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0141548 A1, May 11, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); B23K 26/02 (2014.01)
CPC A61B 3/0008 (2013.01) [A61B 18/22 (2013.01); A61F 9/00821 (2013.01); B23K 26/0096 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00868 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00891 (2013.01); B23K 26/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method for treating glaucoma in an eye of a patient, the method comprising:
engaging a proximal end of a replaceable contact tip with a distal end of a handheld treatment device housing to optically couple the replaceable contact tip with a therapeutic light source disposed within the treatment device housing;
aligning a distal end of the replaceable contact tip with the ciliary process of the eye;
activating the therapeutic light source to generate therapeutic light;
delivering the therapeutic light with the replaceable contact tip toward the ciliary process of the eye;
removing a prior contact tip from the treatment device housing prior to engaging the proximal end of the replaceable contact tip with the distal end of the treatment device housing, wherein the replaceable contact tip comprises a first computer readable code, wherein the treatment device housing includes a scanner for detecting the first computer readable code, and wherein parameters of the therapeutic light source are adjusted after detection of the first computer readable code by the scanner, wherein the first computer readable code is stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium.