PATIENT INTERFACE FOR OPHTHALMOLOGIC DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES
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Abstract
An ophthalmic system may comprise an imaging device having a field of view oriented toward the eye of the patient; a patient interface housing defining a passage therethrough, having a distal end coupled to one or more seals configured to be directly engaged with one or more surfaces of the eye of the patient, and wherein the proximal end is configured to be coupled to the patient workstation such that at least a portion of the field of view of the imaging device passes through the passage; and two or more registration fiducials coupled to the patient interface housing in a predetermined geometric configuration relative to the patient interface housing within the field of view of the imaging device such that they may be imaged by the imaging device in reference to predetermined geometric markers on the eye of the patient which may also be imaged by the imaging device.
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54 Claims
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1-27. -27. (canceled)
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28. A method for ophthalmic intervention on an eye of a patient, comprising:
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a) orienting a field of view of an imaging device toward the eye of the patient; b) coupling a distal end of a patient interface housing to one or more surfaces of the eye of the patient, and coupling a proximal end of the patient interface housing to a patient workstation such that at least a portion of the field of view of the imaging device passes through a passage of the patient housing defined by the proximal and distal ends; c) successively imaging, within the field of the view of the imaging device, one or more registration fiducials in reference to predetermined geometric markers on the eye of the patient, which are also imaged by the imaging device, the one or more registration fiducials being coupled to the patient interface housing in a predetermined geometric configuration relative to the patient interface housing; and d) processing successive imaging data generated via the imaging device so as to determine a successive position in X, Y, and Z, together with a successive pitch, yaw, and roll of the patient interface housing. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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