Precision Laser System
OptiMedica Corp. has announced US Food and Drug Administration 510(k) market clearance of its Catalys Precision Laser System for creating single-plane and multi-plane arc cuts/incisions in the cornea during cataract surgery. The system, which was CE mark approved for these incisions in March of 2012, is now both CE mark approved and FDA market cleared for this indication as well as capsulotomy and/or lens fragmentation, said a company spokesman.