Ophthalmic laser treatment device

• US 20090137989A1
• Filed: 05/10/2006
• Published: 05/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Takuya Kataoka
• Original Assignee: Takuya Kataoka
• Inventors: Kataoka, Takuya
• Application Number:
  US11/920,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20090137989A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/5
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00023 closed, i.e. without wound contact by the fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2009/00876 Iris
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2009/00891 Glaucoma
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/008 using laser
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/009 Auxiliary devices making contact with the eyeball and coupling in laser light, e.g. goniolenses apparatus for eye examination A61B3/0008

Abstract

A light-permeable member (lens 3) is provided to lead laser beams to an eyeball (2), and a spacer member (refrigerator forming portion 14) is provided to maintain a predetermined space (refrigerator chamber 13) between the light-permeable member (lens 3) and the eyeball (2). The eyeball (2) is cooled by introducing a fluid into the space (refrigerator chamber 13) so as to cool the eyeball (2) while applying the laser beams to the eyeball (2). The laser beams of higher intensity is applied with an occurrence of keratoedema reduced, while at the same time, preventing the complication which otherwise would be caused due to the heat generation of the eyeball (2).

Claims

1. An ophthalmic laser treatment device comprising:

a light-permeable member provided to lead laser beams to an eyeball; and

a spacer member provided to maintain a predetermined space between said light-permeable member and said eyeball;

wherein said eyeball being cooled by introducing a fluid into said space so that said fluid comes in direct contact with said eyeball.

2. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to claim 1, wherein said spacer is detachably mounted on said light-permeable member.

5. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to any of claims 1-4, wherein a transparent partition wall is provided to form a space between said light-permeable member and a laser oscillator provided to release said laser beams.

11. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to any of claims 1-10, wherein a fluid-cooling member is provided to cool said fluid, and a control member is provided to control said fluid-cooling member;

wherein said fluid-cooling member works to adjust so that said fluid substantially conforms its temperature to a target temperature.

15. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to any of claims 1-14, wherein said light-permeable member is a lens member to collect said laser beams to bring said laser beams into focus on said eyeball.

16. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to any of claims 1-15, wherein a focusing member is provided to bring the laser beams into focus on any position of said eyeball by refracting or reflecting said laser beams incident on said light-permeable member.

3. An ophthalmic laser treatment device comprising:

a light-permeable member provided to be in contact with an eyeball so as to lead laser beams to said eyeball; and

a fluid passage provided, through which a fluid flows to cool said eyeball;

wherein said fluid passage is located remote from said eyeball.

4. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to claim 3, wherein said fluid passage is located inside said light-permeable member.

6. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to claim 3, wherein a transparent body is provided at one side of said light-permeable member, said one side being opposite to said eyeball, and a spacer is provided to form a space between said light-permeable member and said transparent body;

wherein said fluid passage is provided between said light-permeable member and said transparent body.

7. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to claim 6, wherein said light-permeable member is formed by an elastic film of flexibility.

8. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to claim 7, wherein a fluid-supply member is provided to supply said fluid, and a control member is provided to functionally control said fluid-supply member;

wherein said control member adjusts a flow of said fluid so that said light-permeable member conforms its configuration to a configuration of said eyeball.

9. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to any of claims 6-8, wherein a transparent partition wall is provided to form a space between said transparent body and a laser oscillator provided to release said laser beams.

10. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to any of claims 6-9, wherein said spacer and said light-permeable member are detachably mounted on said transparent body.

12. An ophthalmic laser treatment device comprising:

a light-permeable member provided to be in contact with an eyeball so as to introduce laser beams to said eyeball; and

a Peltier'"'"'s coupler mounted on said light-permeable member;

wherein said light-permeable member is cooled by said Peltier'"'"'s coupler so as to resultantly cool said eyeball.

13. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to claim 12, wherein a reservoir is provided inside said light-permeable member to contain a fluid, and said Peltier'"'"'s coupler works to cool said light-permeable member and said fluid contained inside said reservoir.

14. The ophthalmic laser treatment device according to claim 12 or 13, wherein a transparent partition wall is provided to form a space between said light-permeable member and a laser oscillator provided to release said laser beams.