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An ophthalmological laser surgery system having a laser, associated elements for delivering an optical beam from the laser to a patient eye location, a control unit for controlling the operation of the system and a system input/output device, is enabled by a patient data card. The data card original

An ophthalmological laser surgery system having a laser, associated elements for delivering an optical beam from the laser to a patient eye location, a control unit for controlling the operation of the system and a system input/output device, is enabled by a patient data card. The data card originally contains both patient background and system control information, which is transferred to the control unit via the input/output device. During system operation, newly generated information, such as laser beam power, is stored in the data card to provide an independent record of the surgical procedure actually performed. After one use, the data card is invalidated to prevent further use.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A regulatory control method for use with a laser eye surgery system, the method comprising:issuing a control token from a manufacturer or other control agency, wherein the issued control token has enabling information including a pre-coded authorization code;entering pati

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A regulatory control method for use with a laser eye surgery system, the method comprising:issuing a control token from a manufacturer or other control agency, wherein the issued control token has enabling information including a pre-coded authorization code;entering patient data for a particular patient into a system control unit of the laser eye surgery system;reading the enabling information of the control token into the system control unit, wherein the system control unit renders the laser eye surgery system operative in response to said enabling information;perform a corneal ablation procedure on the patient with the operative system; andpreventing operation of the laser eye surgery system after the ablation procedure enabled by said issue control token and until enabling information from another control token is read into the system control unit.