ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,213,919, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to AMO Development LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Free floating patient interface for laser surgery system" was invented by Phillip Gooding (Mountain View, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient interface includes an eye interface device, a scanner, a first support assembly, and a beam source. The eye interface device is configured to interface with an eye of a patient. The scanner is configured to be coupled with the eye interface device and operable to scan an electromagnetic radiation beam in at least two dimensions in an eye interfaced with the eye interface device. The scanner and the eye inte...