Ophthalmic surgical systems, methods, and devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10987183-B2
Application number	US-201815970349-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2018
Priority date	Nov 28, 2013
Publication date	Apr 27, 2021
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021

Abstract

The disclosure herein provides ophthalmic surgical systems, methods, and devices. In one embodiment, a surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon during a surgical procedure comprises one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs configured to be disposed of after a single or a limited number of surgical procedures, the one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs comprising: a sterile surgical instrument; and a sterile surgical tray comprising a top surface configured to be part of a sterile field of the surgical procedure, the top surface comprising a receiving structure for positioning therein of the sterile surgical instrument, the sterile surgical tray further comprising walls that define a recess sized and configured to receive a reusable non-sterile module, the recess configured to encapsulate the reusable non-sterile module to isolate the reusable non-sterile module from the sterile field of the surgical procedure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon during a surgical procedure, the surgical apparatus comprising:
one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs configured to be unsealed before a surgical procedure, the one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs comprising one of each of a removably receivable sterile infusion module and a removably receivable sterile aspiration module, the sterile infusion and aspiration modules each comprising:
a housing comprising walls, a top surface, and a bottom surface sized and configured to be removably received in a sterile module recess of a reusable support structure, and at least one outer surface configured to be part of the sterile field of the surgical procedure;
a pump for pumping fluids into or out of a surgical site; and
a motor coupled to the pump for rotating a rotor of the pump,
wherein the housing further comprises an electrical interface configured to receive electrical power from the reusable support structure for powering the motor,
wherein the sterile infusion module is configured to pump fluids into the surgical site, and the sterile aspiration module is configured to pump fluids out of the surgical site;
wherein the one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs further comprises:
a sterile surgical instrument; and
a sterile surgical instrument holder comprising a top surface configured to be part of the sterile field of the surgical procedure, the top surface comprising a receiving portion for positioning therein or thereon of the sterile surgical instrument, the sterile surgical instrument holder further comprising a bottom surface sized and configured to be received in an instrument holder recess of the reusable support structure;
wherein the sterile surgical instrument is configured to couple with one or more of: a light source of the reusable support structure, an electronic controller of the reusable support structure, a mechanical driver of the reusable support structure, a pneumatic driver of the reusable support structure, and a fluidic driver of the reusable support structure;
wherein the reusable support structure is non-sterile, and the one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs further comprises a surgical drape configured to be positioned between the non-sterile reusable support structure and at least one of the modules.

2. The surgical apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pump comprises a sterilization configuration wherein at most one pinch-point is created in peristaltic tubing of the pump.

3. The surgical apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sterile surgical instrument holder comprises at least two pieces selectively coupleable together to form a reusable non-sterile recess that encapsulates a reusable non-sterile module.

4. The surgical apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sterile surgical instrument holder comprises a hinged opening for access to the reusable non-sterile recess.

5. The surgical apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sterile surgical instrument holder comprises a drawer for access to the reusable non-sterile recess.

Assignees

• Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd
• Alcon Inc

Inventors

• Brennan Jeffrey David
• Humayun Mark

Classifications

• A61B2050/3008

  having multiple compartments · CPC title

• A61B2090/065

  for measuring contact or contact pressure · CPC title

• A61B2017/00398

  using powered actuators, e.g. stepper motors, solenoids · CPC title

• A61B50/33

  Trays · CPC title

• A61B2050/0051

  closable by rotation · CPC title