EP1377203A4 - Replaceable prism for applanation tonometer - Google Patents

Replaceable prism for applanation tonometer

Info

Publication number: EP1377203A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: applanation tonometer; replaceable prism; replaceable; prism; applanation
Prior art date: 2001-03-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP02721411A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1377203A2 (en

Inventor

Francis Y Falck Jr

Robert W Falck

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Falck Robert

FALCK, FRANCIS Y., JR.

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2001-03-19

Filing date

2002-03-14

Publication date

2007-11-14

2001-03-19 Priority claimed from US09/811,709 external-priority patent/US6736778B2/en

2002-03-14 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2004-01-07 Publication of EP1377203A2 publication Critical patent/EP1377203A2/en

2007-11-14 Publication of EP1377203A4 publication Critical patent/EP1377203A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
- G02B5/04—Prisms
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B3/00—Apparatus for testing the eyes; Instruments for examining the eyes
- A61B3/10—Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients' perceptions or reactions
- A61B3/16—Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients' perceptions or reactions for measuring intraocular pressure, e.g. tonometers

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Biomedical Technology (AREA)
Medical Informatics (AREA)
Biophysics (AREA)
Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Molecular Biology (AREA)
Surgery (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)

EP02721411A 2001-03-19 2002-03-14 Replaceable prism for applanation tonometer Withdrawn EP1377203A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US09/811,709 US6736778B2 (en)	1997-12-22	2001-03-19	Replaceable prism for applanation tonometer
US811709		2001-03-19
PCT/US2002/007736 WO2002075368A2 (en)	2001-03-19	2002-03-14	Replaceable prism for applanation tonometer

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1377203A2 EP1377203A2 (en)	2004-01-07
EP1377203A4 true EP1377203A4 (en)	2007-11-14

Family

ID=25207329

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP02721411A Withdrawn EP1377203A4 (en)	2001-03-19	2002-03-14	Replaceable prism for applanation tonometer

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1377203A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU2002252345B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2441513C (en)
WO (1)	WO2002075368A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US7153267B2 (en) *	2003-01-30	2006-12-26	Francis Y Falck, Jr.	Ophthalmologic applanation prism replacement system

Citations (2)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2643879A1 (en) *	1976-09-29	1978-03-30	Instrumentarium Oy	Eye internal pressure measuring prism - has flat side placed on eye and incorporates light intensity detector
WO1999032029A2 (en) *	1997-12-22	1999-07-01	Falck Francis Y Jr	Replaceable prism system for applanation tonometer

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US4886066A (en) *	1988-09-13	1989-12-12	See Care Corporation	Tonometer having acoustic coupling detection
DE3931630A1 (en) *	1989-09-22	1991-05-08	Datron Electronic Gmbh	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE INTERNAL PRESSURE OR THE LIKE
US5070875A (en) *	1990-11-19	1991-12-10	Falcken, Inc.	Applanation tonometer using light reflection to determine applanation area size
GB9103360D0 (en) *	1991-02-18	1991-04-03	Clement Clarke Int	Improvements relating to applanation tonometers

2002
- 2002-03-14 WO PCT/US2002/007736 patent/WO2002075368A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2002-03-14 AU AU2002252345A patent/AU2002252345B2/en not_active Expired
- 2002-03-14 CA CA2441513A patent/CA2441513C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-03-14 EP EP02721411A patent/EP1377203A4/en not_active Withdrawn

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2643879A1 (en) *	1976-09-29	1978-03-30	Instrumentarium Oy	Eye internal pressure measuring prism - has flat side placed on eye and incorporates light intensity detector
WO1999032029A2 (en) *	1997-12-22	1999-07-01	Falck Francis Y Jr	Replaceable prism system for applanation tonometer

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CA2441513A1 (en)	2002-09-26
EP1377203A2 (en)	2004-01-07
WO2002075368A3 (en)	2002-12-19
WO2002075368A2 (en)	2002-09-26
CA2441513C (en)	2011-05-17
AU2002252345B2 (en)	2005-07-14

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2003-11-21	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2004-01-07	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20031009
2004-01-07	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
2004-01-07	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: AL LT LV MK RO SI
2005-03-16	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: FALCK, ROBERT Owner name: FALCK, FRANCIS Y., JR.
2007-11-14	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20071011
2007-11-14	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: G02B 5/04 20060101ALI20071006BHEP Ipc: A61B 3/16 20060101AFI20031120BHEP
2009-11-18	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20091019
2010-10-01	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2010-11-03	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20100430