ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,522, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to IRIDEX Corp. (Mountain View, Calif.).
"Methods and probes for intrascleral laser surgery" was invented by Ken Arnold (Corralitos, Calif.) and George Marcellino (Santa Cruz, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of treating an eye are provided that entail partially penetrating the sclera and delivering light energy from an optical fiber within the penetration to treat the a target tissue in the eye, for example, to coagulate vasculature underlying the sclera within a planned incision area. Also provided are treatment probes for treating an eye of a patient includes an elongate body that ...