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US 12,245,813 · App. 18/085,771 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

System and method for locating a surface of ocular tissue for glaucoma surgery based on dual aiming beams

Inventors: Tibor Juhasz (San Clemente, CA); Ferenc Raksi (Mission Viejo, CA); Manu Sharma (Ladera Ranch, CA); Hadi Srass (Yorba Linda, CA); Carlos G. Suarez (Tustin, CA); Guy Holland (San Juan Capistrano, CA); Wesley W. Lummis (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA); Eric R. Mikula (Aliso Viejo, CA); Virginia Lin (Newport Beach, CA)
Assignee: ViaLase, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,245,813
App. No.
18/085,771
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A target surface in an eye is located using a dual aiming beam apparatus that transmits a first aiming beam of light and a second aiming beam of light. An optics subsystem receives a laser beam from a laser source, the first aiming beam of light, and the second aiming beam of light, and directs the beams of light to be incident with the target surface and aligns the beams of light such that they intersect at a point corresponding to a focus of the laser beam. An imaging apparatus captures an image of the target surface including a first spot corresponding to the first aiming beam of light and a second spot corresponding to a second aiming beam of light. A separation between the spots indicates that the focus is away from the target surface, while overlapping spots indicate the focus is at or on the target surface.

Claims (105)

1. A system for locating a target surface of ocular tissue in an irido-corneal angle of an eye for photodisruption by a laser, the system comprising:

a laser source configured to output a laser beam;

a dual aiming beam apparatus configured to transmit a first aiming beam of light and a second aiming beam of light;

an optics subsystem optically aligned with the laser source and the dual aiming beam apparatus to receive the laser beam, the first aiming beam of light, and the second aiming beam of light, the optics subsystem comprising a focusing objective configured to:

direct the laser beam, the first aiming beam of light, and the second aiming beam of light along an angled beam path through a cornea and an anterior chamber of the eye, to be incident with the target surface of ocular tissue in the irido-corneal angle of the eye, and

align the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light relative to each other and relative to the laser beam such that the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light intersect at a point corresponding to a focus of the laser beam; and

an imaging apparatus optically aligned with the optics subsystem to capture an image of the irido-corneal angle including a first spot corresponding to the first aiming beam of light and a second spot corresponding to a second aiming beam of light.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the optics subsystem comprises one or more optics components configured to transmit the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light to the focusing objective in an arrangement wherein the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light are parallel relative to each other and with respect to the laser beam; and

the focusing objective is configured to adjust the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light to be non-parallel relative to each other and to intersect at the point corresponding to the focus of the laser beam.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein:

the dual aiming beam apparatus comprises a focusing lens aligned to receive the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light from one or more aiming beam sources, and to transmit the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light, and

the optical subsystem comprises a beam splitter aligned to receive the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light from the dual aiming beam apparatus, and a telescope aligned to receive the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light from the beam splitter.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the beam splitter is in an optical path between the imaging apparatus and the focusing objective.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the dual aiming beam apparatus comprises an aperture positioned between the focusing lens and the beam splitter and placed at a conjugate plane of the telescope.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the dual aiming beam apparatus comprises:

an aiming beam source configured to transmit a single beam of light; and

a first beam splitter configured to split the single beam of light into the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light and direct the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light into the optical subsystem.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the dual aiming beam apparatus comprises:

a first aiming beam source configured to transmit the first aiming beam of light; and

a second aiming beam source configured to transmit the second aiming beam of light.

8. The system of claim 2 , wherein:

the dual aiming beam apparatus comprises an aiming beam telescope aligned to receive a cone of light from an aiming beam source, and configured to transform the cone of light into a pair of parallel beams of light, and a double aperture aligned to receive the pair of parallel beams of light and to transmit the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light; and

the optical subsystem comprises a beam splitter aligned to receive the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light from the double aperture.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the beam splitter is in an optical path between the laser source and the focusing objective.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first aiming beam of light is characterized by a first wavelength and the second aiming beam of light is characterized by second wavelength different then the first wavelength.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dual aiming beam apparatus comprises one or more aiming beam sources comprised of a Helium-Neon (He—Ne) laser operating at wavelengths at 543 nm, 594 nm, 604 nm, 612 nm, 633 nm, and 1150 nm.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dual aiming beam apparatus comprises one or more aiming beam sources comprised of laser diodes or light emitting diodes (LEDs) operating in a range of wavelengths from 400 nm to 1200 nm.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dual aiming beam apparatus comprises one or more aiming beam sources configured to operate in a continuous wave (CW) mode or in a pulsed laser mode.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the imaging apparatus comprises:

an illumination source configured to output an illumination beam of light in a visible spectra; and

a video camera configured to provide an image of the target surface using a light output by the illumination source.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the imaging apparatus comprises a video camera configured to provide an image of the target surface using a range of wavelengths from 400 nm to 1200 nm.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the imaging apparatus comprises a microscope.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the intersection point of the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light is at a location that is the same as the location of the focus of the laser beam.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the intersection point of the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light is at a location different from the location of the focus of the laser beam.

19. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a processor coupled to the imaging apparatus, wherein the processor is configured to:

detect a positional relationship between the first spot and the second spot;

determine that the focus is at the target surface based on a detection of an overlap of the first spot and the second spot; and

determine that the focus is either proximal the target surface or distal the target surface based on a detection of a separation between the first spot and the second spot and a corresponding positional relationship among the first spot and the second spot.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the processor is coupled to the laser source and is further configured to cause the laser source to initiate photodisruption when the focus is determined to be at the target surface.

21. The system of claim 19 , wherein the processor is coupled to the optics subsystem and is further configured to cause the focusing objective to advance the focus in a distal direction corresponding a direction of propagation of the laser when the focus is determined to be proximal the target surface, and to advance the focus in a proximal direction corresponding a direction opposite the direction of propagation of the laser when the focus is determined to be distal the target surface.

22. The system of claim 19 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the positional relationship between the first spot and the second spot by being further configured to analyze the image of the first spot and the second spot.

23. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an OCT imaging apparatus configured to output an OCT beam, wherein the optics subsystem is optically aligned to receive the OCT beam and configured to direct the OCT beam along the angled beam path through the cornea and the anterior chamber of the eye, to be incident with the target surface and to be aligned with the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light and relative to the laser beam such that the OCT beam, the first aiming beam of light, and the second aiming beam of light intersect at a point corresponding to the focus of the laser beam.

24. A method of locating a target surface of ocular tissue in an irido-corneal angle of an eye for photodisruption by a laser, the method comprising:

directing a laser beam, a first aiming beam of light, and a second aiming beam of light along an angled beam path through a cornea and an anterior chamber of the eye, to be incident with the target surface of ocular tissue in the irido-corneal angle of the eye, wherein the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light are aligned relative to each other and relative to the laser beam such that the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light intersect at a point corresponding to a focus of the laser beam; and

capturing an image of a first spot corresponding to the first aiming beam of light and a second spot corresponding to a second aiming beam of light.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein directing a first aiming beam of light and a second aiming beam light comprises:

receiving the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light in an arrangement wherein the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light are parallel relative to each other and with respect to the laser beam; and

adjusting the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light to be non-parallel relative to each other and to intersect at the point corresponding to the focus of the laser beam.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the target surface is distal a cornea and adjusting the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light to be non-parallel relative to each other comprises adjusting the first aiming beam of light the first aiming beam of light to have a first angle of incidence relative to the cornea and the second aiming beam of light to have a second angle of incidence relative to the cornea that is different from the first angle of incidence.

27. The method of claim 25 , wherein receiving the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light in an arrangement wherein the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light are parallel relative to each other and with respect to the laser beam comprises:

transmitting a single beam of light from a single aiming beam source; and

splitting the single beam of light into the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light.

28. The method of claim 25 , wherein receiving the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light in an arrangement wherein the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light are parallel relative to each other and with respect to the laser beam comprises:

transmitting the first aiming beam of light from a first aiming beam source; and

transmitting the second aiming beam of light from a second aiming beam source.

29. The method of claim 25 , wherein receiving the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light in an arrangement wherein the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light are parallel relative to each other and with respect to the laser beam comprises:

transmitting a cone of light from a single aiming beam source; and

transforming the cone of light into the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light.

30. The method of claim 24 , wherein the first aiming beam of light is characterized by a first wavelength and the second aiming beam of light is characterized by second wavelength different then the first wavelength.

31. The method of claim 24 , further comprising:

detecting a positional relationship between the first spot and the second spot;

determining that the focus is at the target surface based on a detection of an overlap of the first spot and the second spot; and

determining that the focus is either proximal the target surface or distal the target surface based on a detection of a separation between the first spot and the second spot and a corresponding positional relationship among the first spot and the second spot.

32. The method of claim 31 , further comprising initiating photodisruption when the focus is determined to be at the target surface.

33. The method of claim 31 , further comprising:

advancing the focus in a distal direction corresponding a direction of propagation of the laser when the focus is determined to be proximal the target surface; and

advancing the focus in a proximal direction corresponding a direction opposite the direction of propagation of the laser when the focus is determined to be distal the target surface.

34. The method of claim 31 , further comprising presenting an image of the target surface together with the first spot and the second spot.

35. The method of claim 31 , further comprising:

upon determining that the focus is at the target surface, locating the target surface in an OCT image;

analyzing one or more OCT images to detect one or more target sub-surfaces beneath the target surface; and

for one or more of the one or more detected target sub-surfaces, determine a distance between the target surface and the target sub-surface.

36. The method of claim 35 , wherein the target surface is a surface of a trabecular meshwork facing an anterior chamber, and the one or more target sub-surfaces comprises one of a uveal meshwork, a corneoscleral meshwork, a juxtacanalicular tissue, a proximal surface of Schlemm's canal, a Schlemm's canal, a distal surface of Schlemm's canal, and a sclera.

37. A system for locating a target surface of ocular tissue in an irido-corneal angle of an eye for photodisruption by a laser, the system comprising:

a laser source configured to output a laser beam;

a dual aiming beam apparatus configured to transmit a first aiming beam of light and a second aiming beam of light;

an OCT imaging apparatus configured to output an OCT beam and optically aligned to capture one or more OCT images of the irido-corneal angle;

an optics subsystem optically aligned with the laser source, the dual aiming beam apparatus, and the OCT imaging apparatus to receive the laser beam, the first aiming beam of light, the second aiming beam of light, and the OCT beam, the optics subsystem comprising a focusing objective configured to:

direct the laser beam, the first aiming beam of light, the second aiming beam of light, and the OCT beam along an angled beam path through a cornea and an anterior chamber of the eye, to be incident with the target surface of ocular tissue in the irido-corneal angle of the eye, and

align the first aiming beam of light, the second aiming beam of light and the OCT beam relative to each other and relative to the laser beam such that the first aiming beam of light, the second aiming beam of light, and the OCT beam intersect at a point corresponding to a focus of the laser beam; and

an imaging apparatus optically aligned with the optics subsystem to capture an image of the irido-corneal angle including a first spot corresponding to the first aiming beam of light and a second spot corresponding to a second aiming beam of light.

38. The system of claim 37 , further comprising a processor coupled to the OCT imaging apparatus and the imaging apparatus, wherein the processor is configured to:

detect a positional relationship between the first spot and the second spot;

initially determine that the focus is at or on the target surface based on a detection of an overlap of the first spot and the second spot;

determine a location of the focus relative to the target surface based on one or more OCT images; and

adjust the location of the focus when the focus is determined to not be on the target surface.

39. The system of claim 38 , wherein the processor is further configured to

upon a determination that the focus is at the target surface, locate the target surface in an OCT image;

analyze one or more OCT images to detect one or more target sub-surfaces beneath the target surface; and

for one or more of the detected target sub-surfaces, determine a distance between the target surface and the target sub-surface.

40. The system of claim 39 , wherein the target surface is a surface of a trabecular meshwork facing an anterior chamber, and the one or more target sub-surfaces comprises one of a uveal meshwork, a corneoscleral meshwork, a juxtacanalicular tissue, a proximal surface of Schlemm's canal, a Schlemm's canal, a distal surface of Schlemm's canal, and a sclera.

41. A method of locating a target surface of ocular tissue in an irido-corneal angle of an eye for photodisruption by a laser, the method comprising:

directing a laser beam, an OCT beam, a first aiming beam of light, and a second aiming beam of light along an angled beam path through a cornea and an anterior chamber of the eye, to be incident with the target surface of ocular tissue in the irido-corneal angle of the eye, wherein the OCT beam, the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light are aligned relative to each other and relative to a laser beam such that the OCT beam, the first aiming beam of light and the second aiming beam of light intersect at a point corresponding to a focus of the laser beam;

capturing an image of a first spot corresponding to the first aiming beam of light and a second spot corresponding to a second aiming beam of light; and

capturing one or more OCT images of the irido-corneal angle.

42. The method of claim 41 , further comprising:

detecting a positional relationship between the first spot and the second spot;

initially determining that the focus is at or on the target surface based on a detection of an overlap of the first spot and the second spot;

determining a location of the focus relative to the target surface based on one or more OCT images; and

adjusting the location of the focus when the focus is determined to not be on the target surface.

43. The method of claim 42 , further comprising:

upon a determination that the focus is on the target surface, analyzing one or more OCT images to detect one or more target sub-surfaces beneath the target surface; and

for one or more of the detected target sub-surfaces, determining a distance between the target surface and the target sub-surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2022
From: JUHASZ, TIBOR; RAKSI, FERENC; SHARMA, MANU; SRASS, HADI; SUAREZ, CARLOS G.; HOLLAND, GUY; LUMMIS, WESLEY W.; MIKULA, ERIC R.; LIN, VIRGINIA
To: VIALASE, INC.
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