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jstor free images august 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . august 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message ellex medical lasers type public asx elx industry manufacturing founded 1985 headquarters adelaide australia key people tom spurling ceo victor previn chairman website www.ellex.com ellex medical lasers is an australia based company that is engaged in the business of designing manufacturing and marketing a line of lasers used by ophthalmologists . ellex manufactures and sells photodisruptors photocoagulators and selective laser trabeculoplasty slt system for treating cataract retina and glaucoma conditions . contents 1 history 2 ophthalmic lasers 3 ophthalmic ultrasound 4 patent portfolio 5 references 6 external links history edit ellex was first established as a division of quentron optics an australian based scientific laser company in 1985 . the first ophthalmic product a photodisruptor system marketed under the laserex brand was launched in 1988 followed shortly after by an original equipment manufacturer oem arrangement with alcon for supply of this photodisruptor platform . in 1999 ellex entered into a second oem agreement with coherent medical to develop and supply the coherent branded yag laser photodisruptor based on the laserex design . this relationship was expanded in 2001 with a second oem arrangement to design and supply a selective laser trabeculoplasty slt system for treatment of glaucoma . in 2001 ellex also underwent an ipo and listing on the australian stock exchange . however within 18 months of listing the ophthalmic laser industry experienced a downturn and ellex was exposed to the fortunes of its major oem partners . as a consequence the company embarked on a three year research and development programme to develop the existing product range . in march 2006 the company announced a decision to operate and brand products exclusively under the ellex name . the same year the company established an australasian direct sales and service subsidiary ellex australia pty. in december 2006 the company acquired innovative imaging inc. a designer and manufacturer of ophthalmic diagnostic ultrasound systems . this marked ellex s first involvement in an area of ophthalmology outside of laser products . internationally ellex operates direct sales offices in japan and the united states and a european product service centre in france . citation needed ophthalmic lasers edit ellex manufactures and sells solid state photodisruptors photocoagulators and slt devices for treating cataract glaucoma and retinal conditions . ophthalmic ultrasound edit as of 2007 the only innovative imaging inc product is the eye cubed diagnostic ultrasound system . patent portfolio edit ellex holds a number of core patents which it claims act to differentiate the laser portfolio . these include the integration of the treatment laser into the body of the slit lamp delivery system production of photocoagulation and slt treatment wavelengths from a single yag laser source 1 production of red and green wavelengths from a single diode laser source 2 references edit patent ep1540403 ophthalmic laser system . esp cenet . 2005 06 15 . patent wo2007006092 diode pumped laser . esp cenet . 2007 01 18 . external links edit official website innovative imaging inc. website this article about an australian corporation or company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ellex medical lasers & oldid 686268115 categories companies based in adelaidecompanies listed on the australian securities exchangemanufacturing companies of australiaaustralian company stubshidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articlesarticles needing additional 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