US4779973A
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Photokeratometric device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-11-06
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Granted: 1988-10-25
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Expires: 2006-11-06
Abstract
Abstract A photokeratometric device for attachment to a photoslit lamp microscope having a light source therein comprises a keratometric pattern plate having an opening in the center thereof and a mount for supporting the plate for reproducing through the microscope an image of the cornea of a patient being examined with the keratometric pattern superimposed thereon.
Inventors
- 👤 David Miller
- 👤 Hiroyuki Ohtsuka
- 👤 Hirofumi Matsuzawa
- 👤 Paul R. Cotran
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 13:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B3/00; A61B3/10; A61B3/13; A61B3/135; A61B3/107; A61B3/14; A61B3/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
A photokeratometric device for attachment to a photoslit lamp, said photoslit lamp including microscope means for observing an image of an eye under examination, recording means for recording an image of the eye, and illumination means including observation light source means for illuminating the eye when the image of the eye is observed by the microscope and removable recording light source means for illuminating the eye when the image of the eye is recorded by the recording means, said photokeratometric device comprising: a keratometric patter plate having a Placido pattern thereon and having an opening in the center thereof through which observation light from said observation light source means may be transmitted; attachment means for attaching said keratometric pattern plate to said photoslit lamp, said attachment means including an arm member having a first end and a second end, mounting means disposed at said first end of said arm member, and holding means for holding said keratometric pattern plate at said second end of said arm member; said mounting means being detachably mounted on the microscope means so as to position said keratometric pattern plate a predetermined distance in front of the microscope means; and said Placido pattern being projected onto the cornea of the eye under examination by illumination of observation light from said observation light source means when an image of said Placido pattern reflected from the cornea is observed by the microscope means through said opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
239 words
A photokeratometric device for attachment to a photoslit lamp, said photoslit lamp including microscope means for observing an image of an eye under examination, recording means for recording an image of the eye, and illumination means including observation light source means for illuminating the eye when the image of the eye is observed by the microscope and removable recording light source means for illuminating the eye when the image of the eye is recorded by the recording means, said photokeratometric device comprising: a keratometric patter plate having a Placido pattern thereon and having an opening in the center thereof through which observation light from said observation light source means may be transmitted; attachment means for attaching said keratometric pattern plate to said photoslit lamp, said attachment means including an arm member having a first end and a second end, mounting means disposed at said first end of said arm member, and holding means for holding said keratometric pattern plate at said second end of said arm member; said mounting means being detachably mounted on the microscope means so as to position said keratometric pattern plate a predetermined distance in front of the microscope means; and said Placido pattern being projected onto the cornea of the eye under examination by illumination of observation light from said observation light source means when an image of said Placido pattern reflected from the cornea is observed by the microscope means through said opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The photokeratometric device of claim 1 wherein said holding means further includes diffusing means for diffusing the observation light and the recording light.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The photokeratometric device of claim 1 wherein said mounting means mounts the recording light source means thereon when the image of said Placido pattern reflected from the cornea is recorded by said recording means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The photokeratometric device of claim 1 wherein said attachment means further includes light guiding means disposed at a peripheral portion of said keratometric pattern plate for guiding at least a part of the recording light toward said keratometric pattern plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The photokeratometric device of claim 4 wherein said attachment means further includes a support plate and said light guiding means includes reflective means supported by said support plate for reflecting at least part of the recording light from the recording light source.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The photokeratometric device of claim 5 wherein said reflective means is a mirror.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The photokeratometric device of claim 5 wherein said support plate includes fixation target means for fixing the vision of a patient to be examined.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The photokeratometric device of claim 5 wherein said support plate includes aperture means for observing and recording the image of said Placido pattern therethrough by said microscope means and said recording means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The photokeratometric device of claim 1 further comprising a tonometer mount provided on said microscope means, said attachment means being mounted on the tonometer mount by said mounting means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The photokeratometric device of claim 1 wherein said recording light source means is a removable xenon lamp.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The photokeratometric device of claim 10 wherein said mounting means includes slot means for removably mounting said xenon lamp, and said xenon lamp includes a housing permitting attachment of said xenon lamp to either of said slot means and said illumination means.
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