US Patent Issued to AMO Development on May 27 for "Lasik flap cutting patterns including bubble barrier layer in side cut for bubble management" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,895, issued on May 27, was assigned to AMO Development LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Lasik flap cutting patterns including bubble barrier layer in side cut for bubble management" was invented by Alireza Malek Tabrizi (Fremont, Calif.), James Hill (Santa Ana, Calif.), Nima Khatibzadeh (San Jose, Calif.), Pavel Vodkin (San Jose, Calif.), Harvey Liu (Fremont, Calif.), Hong Fu (Pleasanton, Calif.) and Griffith Altmann (Ladera Ranch, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method implemented in an ophthalmic surgical laser system for forming a corneal flap in a patient's eye with improved bubble management. The flap includes a horizontal bed and...