Pressure control in phacoemulsification system

US9119699B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9119699-B2
Application numberUS-201213657234-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 22, 2012
Priority dateOct 22, 2012
Publication dateSep 1, 2015
Grant dateSep 1, 2015

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A surgical system comprises a pressurized irrigation fluid source; an irrigation line fluidly coupled to the pressurized irrigation fluid source; a hand piece fluidly coupled to the irrigation line; an irrigation pressure sensor located at or along the pressurized irrigation fluid source or irrigation line; and a controller for controlling the pressurized irrigation fluid source. The controller controls the pressurized irrigation fluid source based on a reading from the irrigation pressure sensor and an estimated flow value modified by a compensation factor.

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What is claimed is: 1. A surgical system comprising: a pressurized irrigation fluid source; an irrigation line fluidly coupled to the pressurized irrigation fluid source; a hand piece fluidly coupled to the irrigation line, the hand piece including an irrigation sleeve; an irrigation pressure sensor located at or along the pressurized irrigation fluid source or irrigation line; and a controller for controlling the pressurized irrigation fluid source; wherein the controll…

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What does patent US9119699B2 cover?
A surgical system comprises a pressurized irrigation fluid source; an irrigation line fluidly coupled to the pressurized irrigation fluid source; a hand piece fluidly coupled to the irrigation line; an irrigation pressure sensor located at or along the pressurized irrigation fluid source or irrigation line; and a controller for controlling the pressurized irrigation fluid source. The controller…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Alcon Res Ltd, Alcon Res Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F9/00736. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).