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Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION AND ALIGNMENT OF A SURFACE OF AN OBJECT IN RELATION TO A LASER BEAM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004032810
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to a method and system for determining the position and alignment of a plane in relation to an intersecting axis and using that known position and alignment to allow for corrections to be made when using the plane as a reference plane. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and system for determining the angle of tilt of a planar surface in relation to a laser beam, and using the determined angle of tilt to calculate a correction factor to be applied to the laser beam. Briefly stated, the method and system ultimately calculates a correction factor, z-offset, that is applied when using the laser beam in a procedure.

Inventors:
HORVATH CHRISTOPHER (US)
ZADOYAN RUBEN (US)
RAKSI FERENC (US)
BOR ZSOLT (US)
HOLLAND GUY VERN (US)
JUHASZ TIBOR (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/029296
Publication Date:
June 24, 2004
Filing Date:
September 19, 2003
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Assignee:
INTRALASE CORP (US)
HORVATH CHRISTOPHER (US)
ZADOYAN RUBEN (US)
RAKSI FERENC (US)
BOR ZSOLT (US)
HOLLAND GUY VERN (US)
JUHASZ TIBOR (US)
International Classes:
A61F9/009; A61F9/01; B23K26/04; G01B9/02; G01B11/00; G01B11/27; A61F9/008; (IPC1-7): A61F9/009; B23K26/04; A61F9/01; G01N1/40; G01B9/02; H01S3/109
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