Global Patent Index - EP 1496810 A4

EP 1496810 A4 20060419 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SUB-CLINICAL LASER PROCEDURES WITH INTRA-OPERATIVE MONITORING OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SUB-CLINICAL LASER PROCEDURES WITH INTRA-OPERATIVE MONITORING OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR KONTROLLE VON SUBKLINISCHEN LASERVERFAHREN MIT INTRAOPERATIVER ÜBERWACHUNG ELEKTROPHYSIOLOGISCHER VERÄNDERUNGEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE GESTION DE PROCEDURES DE LASER SUBCLINIQUE AVEC SUIVI INTRA-OPERATOIRE DE CHANGEMENTS ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIQUES

Publication

EP 1496810 A4 20060419 (EN)

Application

EP 03723833 A 20030325

Priority

  • US 0309293 W 20030325
  • US 12195102 A 20020412

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03086322A2] A method of monitoring and controlling the sub-threshold laser treatment of a patient's retina. Sensors are located on a patient to measure focal electroretinograms (FERG). A stimulating beam is delivered onto the patient's retina. A pre-treatment FERG signal is collected. Treatment FERG signals are collected while treating the retina with a sub-threshold laser treatment. A difference is determined between the pre-treatment and treatment FERG signals. The difference is used to control the termination of the treatment.

IPC 8 full level

A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61B 5/0496 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

A61K (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 5/398 (2021.01 - EP US); A61F 9/008 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 9/00821 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2009/00844 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2009/00863 (2013.01 - EP); A61F 2009/00891 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03086322 A2 20031023; WO 03086322 A3 20040325; AU 2003230742 A1 20031027; AU 2003230742 A8 20031027; EP 1496810 A2 20050119; EP 1496810 A4 20060419

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0309293 W 20030325; AU 2003230742 A 20030325; EP 03723833 A 20030325