Systems and processes for eye moisturizing during ocular surgery
AssigneeNovartis AG
InventorPhilipp Schaller
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Abstract
Various systems and techniques may be used for moisturizing an eye during ocular surgery. In particular implementations, a system and a technique for moisturizing an eye may include the ability to determine whether an eye should be moisturized during ocular surgery and to activate a fluid control device if an eye should be moisturized. The activation of the fluid control device may allow fluid flow from a fluid reservoir to a fluid nozzle coupled to a nozzle mounting device adapted to hold the fluid nozzle stable relative to a patient's eye. The system and the technique may also include the ability to deactivate the fluid control device.
Claims8
A system for moisturizing an eye during ocular surgery, the system comprising:
- a fluid nozzle;
- a nozzle mounting device adapted to hold the fluid nozzle stable relative to a patient's eye;
- a fluid reservoir coupled to the fluid nozzle;
- a fluid control device adapted to regulate fluid flow from the fluid reservoir to the nozzle for eye moisturizing;
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- an activation device operable to activate and to deactivate the fluid control device, wherein the activation device comprises a computer and is operable to activate the fluid control device at a given time frequency or at an occurrence of an event,
- wherein the fluid control device comprises a computer operable to control an amount of fluid dispensed by the fluid control device,
- wherein the activation device comprises a sensor operable to detect a dryness level of a cornea of an eye, and
- wherein the activation device is operable to deactivate the fluid control device in response to a dryness of the cornea of the eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.