ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,337, issued on March 18, was assigned to A.R.C. Laser GmbH (Nuremberg, Germany).
"Eye treatment device, in particular for glaucoma" was invented by Reinhardt Thyzel (Eckental, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An eye treatment device, in particular for use in glaucoma therapy, comprising a least one applicator head for applying laser light (L) into the eye, said applicator head comprising at least one light guide having an exit end for the laser light (L) and a cavity having an opening enclosed by a contact ring for placement on the eye, said light guide extending self-supporting and/or exposed within the cavity."
The patent w...