12 Apr 2016

OCULUS BIOM® ready receives U.S. patent

OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany, have announced the granting of a U.S. patent for the OCULUS BIOM® ready (no. 9,155,593 B2). The patent was issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on October 13, 2015. The BIOM® ready from OCULUS is the world’s first single-use wide angle viewing system.

“Our goal was to offer vitreo-retinal surgeons a non-contact wide angle viewing experience in a single-use device. While still meeting the high demands of OCULUS quality!” says Günter Pfeiffer, Senior Product Manager. “The system allows surgeons and hospitals to optimize and streamline the workflow in the OR and also avoids quality losses due to scratched lenses” adds Steffen Adamowicz, Director Surgical for OCULUS.

The BIOM® ready provides the retinal surgeon the same unparalleled viewing quality that they have come to expect from the OCULUS BIOM® brand. It combines flexibility and high optical quality in perfect balance. Whether for viewing the mid-vitreous in the periphery or under high magnification, surgeons appreciate the unsurpassed clarity, provided by the OCULUS BIOM® HD Disposable Lens, which is incorporated in the BIOM® ready.