US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of California on Aug. 19 for "Nonlinear optical device for micro-machining of the corneal epithelium" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,368, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, Calif.).

"Nonlinear optical device for micro-machining of the corneal epithelium" was invented by Eric Mikula (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), James V. Jester (Irvine, Calif.), Tibor Juhasz (Corona del Mar, Calif.) and Samantha Bradford (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for creating micro-channels through superficial corneal epithelium, the system including: a femtosecond laser having a pulse energy range of 1 to 20 microjoules (MuJ) and a capability of generating a laser beam having a wavelength of 700-1100 nanometers...