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classificationCPCAdditional |
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classificationCPCInventive |
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F9-008 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61N5-06 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F9-0133 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61F9-00821 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentcpc/A61B18-14 |
classificationIPCAdditional |
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61B18-00 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61B19-00 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61F9-00 |
classificationIPCInventive |
http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61N1-28 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61N1-04 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61F9-01 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61N1-00 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61B18-04 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61B18-08 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61B18-14 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61F9-007 http://rdf.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubchem/patentipc/A61F9-013 |
filingDate |
1996-02-08-04:00^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date> |
grantDate |
2002-08-21-04:00^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date> |
publicationDate |
2002-08-21-04:00^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date> |
publicationNumber |
KR-100314455-B1 |
titleOfInvention |
Method and apparatus for adjusting visual acuity by thermal means |
abstract |
The present invention is a thermokeratogenesis system and method for locally heating and reshaping the cornea in a manner that results in minimal return of corneal correction. The system includes a probe 12 connected to a power source, which can supply current at a predetermined power, frequency, and duration. The probe 12 has a sharp tip 36 inserted into the lipid of the cornea 48. This tip has an insulated stop to adjust the tip penetration depth. Current flows through the probe tip into the cornea to locally heat and denature the corneal tissue. The degeneration tissue subsequently causes contraction of the cornea. A pattern of degeneration is created around the cornea to correct the vision of the eye. |
priorityDate |
1995-06-08-04:00^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date> |
type |
http://data.epo.org/linked-data/def/patent/Publication |