Method and device for identifying an eye that is to be treated in operations
First Claim
1. A method for identifying an operation site during an operation using a laser system, the method comprising:
- identifying unique data about the operation site, the unique data being located in an immediate vicinity of the operation site, wherein the operation site is an eye;
performing an identity check between the unique data and a previously stored copy of unique data so as to create a result of the identity check; and
providing the result to the laser system before the operation begins.
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Abstract
A method for identifying the site of an operation during an operation, in particular using a laser system, with the help of unique data about the operation site. A first copy of the unique data is stored in a laser system, the unique data being located in the vicinity of the operation site and/or directly at said operation site. Before the start of the operation, the first copy and the unique data are compared to verify if they are identical and the result of said verification is forwarded to the laser system. In addition a device for identifying an operation site during an operation includes a laser system having a storage unit for storing data and a reading unit configured to determine unique data about the operation site and to provide a first copy of the unique data to the storage unit. The device also includes a comparator device operably connected to the storage device and configured to compare the first copy and the unique data for identity.
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1. A method for identifying an operation site during an operation using a laser system, the method comprising:
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identifying unique data about the operation site, the unique data being located in an immediate vicinity of the operation site, wherein the operation site is an eye; performing an identity check between the unique data and a previously stored copy of unique data so as to create a result of the identity check; and providing the result to the laser system before the operation begins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for identifying an operation site for an operation, the device comprising:
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a reading unit configured to perform a first scan of a first eye in the operation site prior to the operation to determine a first representative unique characteristic of the first eye as a first characteristic data set, wherein the reading unit is configured to perform a second scan of a patient eye subsequent to the first scan and prior to the operation to determine a second representative unique characteristic of the patient eye as a second characteristic data set; a shot data acquisition unit configured to determine shot data for correcting a defect of the first eye; a mixer stage in operative connection with the reading unit and configured to add the first characteristic data set to the shot data so as to form a complete data set; a storage device in operative connection with the mixer stage and configured to store the complete data; a comparator device in operative connection to the storage device and the reading unit and configured to compare the first characteristic data set to the second characteristic data set to determine whether identity exists between the patient eye and the first eye; a laser device in operative connection with the comparator device and configured to perform the operation, wherein the comparator device enables the laser device to perform the operation only when the identity exists. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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