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Francis A. L'Esperance, Jr.
Also filed as: L ESPERANCE FRANCIS A · L ESPERANCE JR FRANCIS A
29 granted patents·7,510 citations·filing 1974–2000
98Inventor score
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29 records- 0199US5219343AApparatus for performing ophthalmogolical surgeryVISX INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 15, 1993·221 cites·3 claims
- 0298US4911711ASculpture apparatus for correcting curvature of the corneaTAUNTON TECH INC·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 27, 1990·208 cites·26 claims
- 0398US3982541AEye surgical instrumentESPERANCE JR FRANCIS A L·Filed 1974·Granted Sep 28, 1976·357 cites·17 claims
- 0497US4665913AMethod for ophthalmological surgeryLRI L P·Filed 1985·Granted May 19, 1987·677 cites·38 claims
- 0596US5507741AOphthalmic method for laser surgery of the corneaFiled 1988·Granted Apr 16, 1996·102 cites·7 claims
- 0696US4718418AApparatus for ophthalmological surgeryLRI L P·Filed 1986·Granted Jan 12, 1988·631 cites·41 claims
- 0796US4669466AMethod and apparatus for analysis and correction of abnormal refractive errors of the eyeLRI L P·Filed 1985·Granted Jun 2, 1987·633 cites·13 claims
- 0895US4732148AMethod for performing ophthalmic laser surgeryLRI L P·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 22, 1988·440 cites·34 claims
- 0995US4538608AMethod and apparatus for removing cataractous lens tissue by laser radiationESPERANCE JR FRANCIS A L·Filed 1984·Granted Sep 3, 1985·383 cites·23 claims
- 1094US5257988AApparatus for phacoemulsifying cataractous-lens tissue within a protected environmentESPERANCE MED TECH·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 2, 1993·573 cites·28 claims
- 1192US5300020ASurgically implantable device for glaucoma reliefMEDFLEX CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 5, 1994·564 cites·17 claims
- 1292US4773414AMethod of laser-sculpture of the optically used portion of the corneaLRI L P·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 27, 1988·278 cites·7 claims
- 1392US4435856ABifocal intraocular lens structure and spectacle actuation frameESPERANCE FRANCIS A L·Filed 1982·Granted Mar 13, 1984·233 cites·24 claims
- 1491US4721379AApparatus for analysis and correction of abnormal refractive errors of the eyeLRI L P·Filed 1986·Granted Jan 26, 1988·223 cites·12 claims
- 1590US4770172AMethod of laser-sculpture of the optically used portion of the corneaLRI L P·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 13, 1988·320 cites·19 claims
- 1688US4903695AMethod and apparatus for performing a keratomileusis or the like operationLRI L P·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 27, 1990·270 cites·13 claims
- 1788US4729372AApparatus for performing ophthalmic laser surgeryLRI L P·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 8, 1988·255 cites·48 claims
- 1887US4580559AIndirect ophthalmoscopic photocoagulation delivery system for retinal surgeryESPERANCE FRANCIS A L·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 8, 1986·148 cites·19 claims
- 1983US5207668AMethod for opthalmological surgeryVISX INC·Filed 1991·Granted May 4, 1993·218 cites·6 claims
- 2081US4798204AMethod of laser-sculpture of the optically used portion of the corneaLRI L P·Filed 1987·Granted Jan 17, 1989·121 cites·10 claims
- 2178US4931053AMethod and apparatus for enhanced vascular or other growthESPERANCE MED TECH·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 5, 1990·121 cites·44 claims
- 2274US4951663AMethod for enhanced sterilization of a living-tissue area of prospective surgical invasionESPERANCE MED TECH·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 28, 1990·99 cites·38 claims
- 2370US5312320AApparatus for performing ophthalmological surgeryVISX INC·Filed 1989·Granted May 17, 1994·69 cites·36 claims
- 2468US6494576B1Method and apparatus for spectrophotometry of the eyeFiled 2000·Granted Dec 17, 2002·44 cites·32 claims
- 2567US5807379AOphthalmic method and apparatus for laser surgery of the corneaVISX INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 15, 1998·111 cites·2 claims
- 2662US5263950APhaco-extractor for fragmenting cataractous-lens situs of fragmentationESPERANCE MED TECH·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 23, 1993·98 cites·16 claims
- 2760US5188631AMethod for opthalmological surgeryVISX INC·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 23, 1993·63 cites·8 claims
- 2842US6033418AMethod and device for corneal shaping and refractive correctionNEW JERSEY TECH INST·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 7, 2000·33 cites·7 claims
- 2935US5964775AMethod and device for corneal shaping and refractive correctionNEW JERSEY TECH INST·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 12, 1999·17 cites·13 claims
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