Global Patent Index - EP 1555932 A1

EP 1555932 A1 20050727 - OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS AND RELATED POSITIONING METHOD

Title (en)

OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS AND RELATED POSITIONING METHOD

Title (de)

OPHTHALMOLOGISCHES GERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUR GERÄTEPOSITIONIERUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL OPHTALMOLOGIQUE ET PROCEDE DE POSITIONNEMENT ASSOCIE

Publication

EP 1555932 A1 20050727 (DE)

Application

EP 03778289 A 20031028

Priority

  • DE 10250569 A 20021028
  • EP 0311925 W 20031028

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004037077A1] The invention concerns an assembly and a method for positioning an apparatus relative to a patient's eye to be examined on x, y and/or z coordinates. Said ophthalmologic apparatus comprises an adjustable illuminating unit, an observation system, a photographing unit, an output unit, an eye tracker and positioning means. The reproduction system of the eye tracker is provided with at least two adjustable magnifying possibilities. The invention is characterized in that in order to position the apparatus, the eye tracker is used not only to track a measurement mark and/or a reticular structure projected on the eye, but also to sense the position of the patient's eye relative to the optical axis of the ophthalmologic apparatus. The inventive ophthalmologic apparatus enables the entire apparatus to be positioned relative to the eye to be examined, thereby significantly simplifying and accelerating both the examination and the determination of biometric data of the eye.

IPC 1-7

A61B 3/113

IPC 8 full level

A61B 3/113 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 3/113 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004037077A1

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 2004037077 A1 20040506; DE 10250569 A1 20040513; EP 1555932 A1 20050727; JP 2006503625 A 20060202; US 2006146283 A1 20060706; US 7413305 B2 20080819

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0311925 W 20031028; DE 10250569 A 20021028; EP 03778289 A 20031028; JP 2004546012 A 20031028; US 53339405 A 20051123