US Patent Issued to AMO Development on June 17 for "Counterbalance mechanism in ophthalmic laser system employing a variable beam balance to provide a variable net load" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,685, issued on June 17, was assigned to AMO Development LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Counterbalance mechanism in ophthalmic laser system employing a variable beam balance to provide a variable net load" was invented by Frank D. Fellenz (San Jose, Calif.), Roger Accurso (Corning, Calif.) and Jorge Haro (Santa Clara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A counterbalance mechanism in an ophthalmic laser system balances the weight of the laser beam delivery head and provides small, precise and repeatable variations in the net load exerted by the laser head on the patient's eye over a defined distance of travel. The counterbalance mechanism in...