Illuminated ophthalmic infusion line and associated devices, systems, and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11206970-B2
Application number	US-201916269701-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2019
Priority date	Jul 13, 2015
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods of and for an ophthalmic illuminated infusion line are provided. An example ophthalmic illuminated infusion line may include an infusion arrangement having a first flexible elongate member and a flow tube. The first flexible elongate member may have a lumen configured to deliver a fluid to an eye of a patient during a surgical procedure. The flow tube may be sized to penetrate the eye of the patient and deliver the fluid to an interior of an eye to maintain intraocular pressure during a surgical procedure. The ophthalmic illuminated infusion line may also include an optical fiber coupled to the infusion arrangement and configured to penetrate the eye of the patient with the flow tube and transmit light to illuminate the interior of the eye during the surgical procedure at the same time that the flow tube delivers the fluid to the interior of the eye.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An ophthalmic illuminated infusion line, comprising:
an infusion arrangement comprising:
a first flexible elongate member defining a first lumen; and
a flow tube coupled to a distal end of the first flexible elongate member and defining a second lumen in fluid communication with the first lumen, the first lumen and the second lumen configured to deliver a fluid to an eye of a patient during a surgical procedure, the flow tube being sized to penetrate the eye of the patient and deliver the fluid to an interior of the eye; and

an optical fiber coupled to the infusion arrangement, disposed within the flow tube, and configured to transmit light to illuminate the interior of the eye during the surgical procedure at the same time that the flow tube delivers the fluid to the interior of the eye;
wherein the infusion arrangement further comprises a second flexible elongate member and wherein the optical fiber is disposed within the second flexible elongate member;
wherein the second lumen of the flow tube opens into a lumen of the second flexible elongate member.

2. The ophthalmic infusion line of claim 1 , wherein the optical fiber is separate and apart from the first flexible elongate member.

3. The ophthalmic infusion line of claim 1 , wherein the infusion arrangement includes a coupling joint connecting the first and second flexible elongate members.

4. The ophthalmic infusion line of claim 1 , wherein the optical fiber is disposed within the flow tube and the second flexible elongate member.

5. The ophthalmic infusion line of claim 1 , further comprising a coupling joint that couples the first flexible elongate member and the second flexible elongate member.

6. The ophthalmic infusion line of claim 5 , wherein the coupling joint includes a guide to keep the optical fiber in a linear arrangement.

7. The ophthalmic infusion line of claim 1 , wherein the optical fiber is coupled to an interior of the flow tube.

8. An ophthalmic surgical system, comprising:
a light source;
a fluid source;
an illuminated infusion line comprising:
an infusion arrangement comprising:
a first flexible elongate member defining a first lumen;
a second flexible elongate member defining a second lumen; and

a flow tube coupled to a distal end of the first flexible elongate member, the flow tube defining a third lumen, the first lumen and the third lumen in fluid communication with the fluid source and configured to deliver a fluid from the fluid source to an interior of an eye of a patient during a surgical procedure, and the flow tube being sized to penetrate the eye of the patient and deliver the fluid to the interior of the eye; and

an optical fiber disposed within the second lumen of the second flexible elongate member and in optical communication with the light source; the optical fiber being configured to transmit light from the light source to illuminate the interior of the eye during the surgical procedure;
wherein the third lumen of the flow tube opens into the second lumen of the second flexible elongate member.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the light source and the fluid source is integrated into a surgical console.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the optical fiber is disposed within the flow tube.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the light source is configured to transmit at least one of laser light, white light, red light, blue light, green light, visible light, near infrared light, or infrared light.

Assignees

• Novartis Ag
• Alcon Inc

Inventors

• Kern Thomas

Classifications

• A61B2090/306

  using optical fibres · CPC title

• A61F9/007 Primary

  Methods or devices for eye surgery · CPC title

• A61B1/07 Primary

  using light-conductive means, e.g. optical fibres · CPC title

• A61M5/14

  Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor · CPC title

• A61B90/30

  Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure · CPC title