US Patent Issued to Lensar on Jan. 27 for "Laser methods and systems for the aligned insertion of devices into a structure of the eye" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,261, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Lensar Inc. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Laser methods and systems for the aligned insertion of devices into a structure of the eye" was invented by Gary Gray (Orlando, Fla.), Valas Teuma (Orlando, Fla.) and Arthur Newton (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods and apparatus for replacement of cataractous lenses, the insertions of devices into the eye, and the alignment of IOLs, including toric IOLs. Systems, methods and apparatus for forming laser cut capsulotomies having alignment nubs that are aligned with an astigmatic axis of the eye."

The patent was filed on Sept. 12, 2017, u...