Neil J Friedman

US Patent:

20090012507, Jan 8, 2009

Filed:

Mar 13, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/048185

Inventors:

William Culbertson - Miami FL, US
Barry Seibel - Pacific Palisades CA, US
Neil Friedman - Menlo Park CA, US
Georg Schule - Menlo Park CA, US
Philip Gooding - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

A61F 9/008

US Classification:

606 6, 606107, 128898

Abstract:

A method of treating a lens of a patient's eye includes generating a light beam, deflecting the light beam using a scanner to form a treatment pattern of the light beam, delivering the treatment pattern to the lens of a patient's eye to create a plurality of cuts in the lens in the form of the treatment pattern to break the lens up into a plurality of pieces, and removing the lens pieces from the patient's eye. The lens pieces can then be mechanically removed. The light beam can be used to create larger segmenting cuts into the lens, as well as smaller softening cuts that soften the lens for easier removal.

US Patent:

20100137850, Jun 3, 2010

Filed:

Feb 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/702242

Inventors:

William Culbertson - Miami FL, US
Barry Seibel - Pacific Palisades CA, US
Neil Friedman - Menlo Park CA, US
Georg Schule - Menlo Park CA, US
Philip Gooding - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

A61F 9/008

US Classification:

606 6

Abstract:

A method of treating a lens of a patient's eye includes generating a light beam, deflecting the light beam using a scanner to form a treatment pattern of the light beam, delivering the treatment pattern to the lens of a patient's eye to create a plurality of cuts in the lens in the form of the treatment pattern to break the lens up into a plurality of pieces, and removing the lens pieces from the patient's eye. The lens pieces can then be mechanically removed. The light beam can be used to create larger segmenting cuts into the lens, as well as smaller softening cuts that soften the lens for easier removal.

US Patent:

20110184392, Jul 28, 2011

Filed:

Aug 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/861798

Inventors:

William Culbertson - Miami FL, US
Barry Seibel - Pacific Palisades CA, US
Neil Friedman - Menlo Park CA, US
Georg Schule - Menlo Park CA, US
Philip Gooding - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

A61F 9/008

US Classification:

606 4

Abstract:

A method of treating a lens of a patient's eye includes generating a light beam, deflecting the light beam using a scanner to form a treatment pattern of the light beam, delivering the treatment pattern to the lens of a patient's eye to create a plurality of cuts in the lens in the form of the treatment pattern to break the lens up into a plurality of pieces, and removing the lens pieces from the patient's eye. The lens pieces can then be mechanically removed. The light beam can be used to create larger segmenting cuts into the lens, as well as smaller softening cuts that soften the lens for easier removal.

US Patent:

20110184395, Jul 28, 2011

Filed:

Dec 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/978367

Inventors:

Georg Schuele - Menlo Park CA, US
Neil Friedman - Menlo Park CA, US
William Culbertson - Miami FL, US
Barry Siebel - Pacific Palisades CA, US
Dan Andersen - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

OPTIMEDICA CORPORATION - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

A61B 18/20

US Classification:

606 5

Abstract:

A method of creating a capsulotomy and conditioning the crystalline lens is disclosed, wherein a laser is employed that provides improved performance by treating the capsule predominantly prior to treating the lens.

US Patent:

20110196350, Aug 11, 2011

Filed:

Feb 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/023483

Inventors:

Neil Friedman - Menlo Park CA, US
Barry Seibel - Pacific Palisades CA, US
William Culbertson - Miami FL, US
Georg Schuele - Menlo Park CA, US
Dan Andersen - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

OPTIMEDICA CORPORATION - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

A61B 18/20

US Classification:

606 6

Abstract:

A system for cataract surgery on an eye of a patient is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a first laser source configured to deliver a first laser beam in a pulsed form at a first pulse energy; a second laser source configured to deliver a second laser beam in a pulsed form at a second pulse energy greater than the first pulse energy; an scanning optical system, configured to: receive the first and second laser beams; and adjust a first focus position of the first laser beam, and a second focus position of the second laser beam, in up to three dimensions to direct the first and second laser beams onto one or more targeted tissue structure portions of the eye of the patient; a controller operatively coupled to the scanning optical system and configured to cause the scanning optical system to adjust the first focus position to photodisrupt a first tissue structure portion with the first laser beam, and subsequently adjust the second focus position to further photodisrupt the first tissue structure portion with the second laser beam.

US Patent:

20200360130, Nov 19, 2020

Filed:

Jul 30, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/944144

Inventors:

- Santa Ana CA, US
Barry Seibel - Pacific Palisades CA, US
Neil Friedman - Menlo Park CA, US
Georg Schuele - Menlo Park CA, US
Phillip Gooding - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/16

Abstract:

A method of treating a lens of a patient's eye includes generating a light beam, deflecting the light beam using a scanner to form a treatment pattern of the light beam, delivering the treatment pattern to the lens of a patient's eye to create a plurality of cuts in the lens in the form of the treatment pattern to break the lens up into a plurality of pieces, and removing the lens pieces from the patient's eye. The lens pieces can then be mechanically removed. The light beam can be used to create larger segmenting cuts into the lens, as well as smaller softening cuts that soften the lens for easier removal.

US Patent:

20200261215, Aug 20, 2020

Filed:

May 4, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/866362

Inventors:

- Santa Ana CA, US
Barry Siebel - Pacific Palisades CA, US
Neil Friedman - Menlo Park CA, US
Georg Schuele - Menlo Park CA, US
Phillip Gooding - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/16

Abstract:

A method of treating a cataractous lens of a patient's eye includes generating a light beam, deflecting the light beam using a scanner to form a treatment pattern, delivering the treatment pattern to the lens of the patient's eye to create a plurality of cuts in the form two or more different incisions patterns within the lens to segment the lens tissue into a plurality of patterned pieces, and mechanically breaking the lens into a plurality of pieces along the cuts. A first incision pattern includes two or more crossing cut incision planes. A second incision pattern includes a plurality of laser incision each extending along a first length between a posterior and an anterior surface of the lens capsule.

US Patent:

20180263758, Sep 20, 2018

Filed:

May 10, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/976751

Inventors:

- Santa Ana CA, US
Barry Seibel - Pacific Palisades CA, US
Neil Friedman - Menlo Park CA, US
Georg Schuele - Menlo Park CA, US
Phillip Gooding - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/16
A61F 9/00
A61F 9/008

Abstract:

A method of treating a lens of a patient's eye includes generating a light beam, deflecting the light beam using a scanner to form a treatment pattern of the light beam, delivering the treatment pattern to the lens of a patient's eye to create a plurality of cuts in the lens in the form of the treatment pattern to break the lens up into a plurality of pieces, and removing the lens pieces from the patient's eye. The lens pieces can then be mechanically removed. The light beam can be used to create larger segmenting cuts into the lens, as well as smaller softening cuts that soften the lens for easier removal.