US 10,478,338 B2Granted

Ophthalmosurgical system

AssigneeCarl Zeiss Meditec AG

InventorsChristoph Kuebler, Friederike Neis, Nadine Geller, Melanie Schuch

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Abstract

The invention is directed to an ophthalmosurgical system which includes a console for accommodating an irrigation fluid vessel containing irrigation fluid and a cassette, insertable into the console, for directing the irrigation fluid to a surgical instrument for an eye to be treated. An irrigation fluid flow path leads from the irrigation fluid vessel to the cassette and to the surgical instrument. A first fluid pump includes a first pump chamber having a first volume and a first drive chamber separated therefrom by a first elastic partition and having a second volume. A second fluid pump is arranged in parallel to the first fluid pump and includes a second pump chamber having a third volume and a second drive chamber separated therefrom by a second elastic partition and having a fourth volume. The first volume or the third volume has a magnitude within the range from 1 to 25 cm3.

Claims11

Dependent claims

An ophthalmosurgical system comprising:

a console for accommodating an irrigation fluid vessel containing irrigation fluid;
a cassette insertable into said console and being configured for directing the irrigation fluid to a surgical instrument for an eye to be treated;
an irrigation fluid flow path from said irrigation fluid vessel to said cassette and to said surgical instrument;
a first fluid pump including:
a first pump chamber having a first volume;
a first drive chamber having a second volume;
and,
a first elastic partition element separating said first drive chamber from said first pump chamber;
said first pump chamber communicating with said irrigation flow path so as to receive irrigation fluid therefrom;
a first drive fluid supply for supplying a first drive fluid to said first drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said first elastic partition element is achieved causing a reduction of said first volume and simultaneously an increase in said second volume;
a second fluid pump arranged parallel to said first fluid pump;
said second fluid pump including:
a second pump chamber having a third volume;
a second drive chamber having a fourth volume;
and, a second elastic partition element separating said second drive chamber from said second pump chamber;
said second pump chamber communicating with said irrigation flow path so as to receive irrigation fluid therefrom;
a second drive fluid supply for supplying a second drive fluid to said second drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said second elastic partition element is achieved causing a reduction of said third volume and simultaneously an increase of said fourth volume;
said first volume or said third volume having a magnitude lying in a range of 1 to 25 cm3;
said first elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said first fluid pump;
said second elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said second fluid pump;
and,
wherein said irrigation fluid is supplied from said first and second pump chambers simultaneously and at a first pressure (pIRR1) to said irrigation fluid flow path in a direction toward said surgical instrument.

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An ophthalmosurgical system comprising:

a console for accommodating an irrigation fluid vessel containing irrigation fluid;
a cassette insertable into said console and being configured for directing the irrigation fluid to a surgical instrument for an eye to be treated;
an irrigation fluid flow path from said irrigation fluid vessel to said cassette and to said surgical instrument;
a first fluid pump including:
a first pump chamber having a first volume;
a first drive chamber having a second volume;
and, a first elastic partition element separating said first drive chamber from said first pump chamber;
said first pump chamber communicating with said irrigation flow path so as to receive irrigation fluid therefrom;
a first drive fluid supply for supplying a first drive fluid to said first drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said first elastic partition element is achieved causing a reduction of said first volume and simultaneously an increase in said second volume;
a second fluid pump arranged parallel to said first fluid pump;
said second fluid pump including:
a second pump chamber having a third volume;
a second drive chamber having a fourth volume;
and, a second elastic partition element separating said second drive chamber from said second pump chamber;
said second pump chamber communicating with said irrigation flow path so as to receive irrigation fluid therefrom;
a second drive fluid supply for supplying a second drive fluid to said second drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said second elastic partition element is achieved causing a reduction of said third volume and simultaneously an increase of said fourth volume;
said first volume or said third volume having a magnitude lying in a range of 1 to 25 cm3;
said first elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said first fluid pump;
said second elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said second fluid pump;
an aspiration fluid collection vessel;
an aspiration fluid flow path for conducting aspiration fluid from the eye being treated to said aspiration fluid collection vessel;
a third fluid pump including:
a third pump chamber having a fifth volume;
a third drive chamber having a sixth volume;
and, a third elastic partition element separating said third drive chamber from said third pump chamber;
said third elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said third fluid pump;
said third pump chamber communicating with said aspiration fluid flow path so as to receive aspiration fluid therefrom;
a third drive fluid supply for supplying a third drive fluid to said third drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said third elastic partition element is achieved causing said fifth volume to be increased and simultaneously causing said sixth volume to be reduced;
a fourth fluid pump arranged parallel to said third fluid pump;
said fourth fluid pump including:
a fourth pump chamber having a seventh volume;
a fourth drive chamber having an eighth volume;
and, a fourth elastic partition element separating said fourth drive chamber from said fourth pump chamber;
said fourth elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said fourth fluid pump;
said fourth pump chamber communicating with said aspiration fluid flow path so as to receive aspiration fluid therefrom;
a fourth drive fluid supply for supplying a fourth drive fluid to said fourth drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said fourth elastic partition element is achieved causing said seventh volume to increase and simultaneously causing said eight volume to be reduced;
said fifth volume or said seventh volume having a magnitude lying in a range of 1 to 25 cm3;
and,
wherein said aspiration fluid is supplied at a second pressure (pASP1) simultaneously into said third pump chamber and into said fourth pump chamber.

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An ophthalmosurgical system comprising:

a console for accommodating an irrigation fluid vessel containing irrigation fluid;
a cassette insertable into said console and being configured for directing the irrigation fluid to a surgical instrument for an eye to be treated;
an irrigation fluid flow path from said irrigation fluid vessel to said cassette and to said surgical instrument;
a first fluid pump including:
a first pump chamber having a first volume;
a first drive chamber having a second volume;
and,
a first elastic partition element separating said first drive chamber from said first pump chamber;
said first pump chamber communicating with said irrigation flow path so as to receive irrigation fluid therefrom;
a first drive fluid supply for supplying a first drive fluid to said first drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said first elastic partition element is achieved causing a reduction of said first volume and simultaneously an increase in said second volume;
a second fluid pump arranged parallel to said first fluid pump;
said second fluid pump including:
a second pump chamber having a third volume;
a second drive chamber having a fourth volume;
and, a second elastic partition element separating said second drive chamber from said second pump chamber;
said second pump chamber communicating with said irrigation flow path so as to receive irrigation fluid therefrom;
a second drive fluid supply for supplying a second drive fluid to said second drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said second elastic partition element is achieved causing a reduction of said third volume and simultaneously an increase of said fourth volume;
said first volume or said third volume having a magnitude lying in a range of 1 to 25 cm3;
said first elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said first fluid pump;
said second elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said second fluid pump;
and,
wherein said first pump chamber and said second pump chamber are arranged in said cassette and said first drive chamber and said second drive chamber are arranged in said console.

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An ophthalmosurgical system comprising:

a console for accommodating an irrigation fluid vessel containing irrigation fluid;
a cassette insertable into said console and being configured for directing the irrigation fluid to a surgical instrument for an eye to be treated;
an irrigation fluid flow path from said irrigation fluid vessel to said cassette and to said surgical instrument;
a first fluid pump including:
a first pump chamber having a first volume;
a first drive chamber having a second volume;
and, a first elastic partition element separating said first drive chamber from said first pump chamber;
said first pump chamber communicating with said irrigation flow path so as to receive irrigation fluid therefrom;
a first drive fluid supply for supplying a first drive fluid to said first drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said first elastic partition element is achieved causing a reduction of said first volume and simultaneously an increase in said second volume;
a second fluid pump arranged parallel to said first fluid pump;
said second fluid pump including:
a second pump chamber having a third volume;
a second drive chamber having a fourth volume;
and, a second elastic partition element separating said second drive chamber from said second pump chamber;
said second pump chamber communicating with said irrigation flow path so as to receive irrigation fluid therefrom;
a second drive fluid supply for supplying a second drive fluid to said second drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said second elastic partition element is achieved causing a reduction of said third volume and simultaneously an increase of said fourth volume;
said first volume or said third volume having a magnitude lying in a range of 1 to 25 cm3;
said first elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said first fluid pump;
said second elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said second fluid pump;
an aspiration fluid collection vessel;
an aspiration fluid flow path for conducting aspiration fluid from the eye being treated to said aspiration fluid collection vessel;
a third fluid pump including:
a third pump chamber having a fifth volume;
a third drive chamber having a sixth volume;
and, a third elastic partition element separating said third drive chamber from said third pump chamber;
said third elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said third fluid pump;
said third pump chamber communicating with said aspiration fluid flow path so as to receive aspiration fluid therefrom;
a third drive fluid supply for supplying a third drive fluid to said third drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said third elastic partition element is achieved causing said fifth volume to be increased and simultaneously causing said sixth volume to be reduced;
a fourth fluid pump arranged parallel to said third fluid pump;
said fourth fluid pump including:
a fourth pump chamber having a seventh volume;
a fourth drive chamber having an eighth volume;
and, a fourth elastic partition element separating said fourth drive chamber from said fourth pump chamber;
said fourth elastic partition element having an edge and being fixedly mounted with said edge thereof in said fourth fluid pump;
said fourth pump chamber communicating with said aspiration fluid flow path so as to receive aspiration fluid therefrom;
a fourth drive fluid supply for supplying a fourth drive fluid to said fourth drive chamber on the basis of a predetermined pressure with which an elastic deformation of said fourth elastic partition element is achieved causing said seventh volume to increase and simultaneously causing said eight volume to be reduced;
said fifth volume or said seventh volume having a magnitude lying in a range of 1 to 25 cm3;
and,
wherein said third pump chamber and said fourth pump chamber are arranged in said cassette;
and, said third drive chamber and said fourth drive chamber are arranged in said console.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/419,771Filed 30 Jan 2017
Priority: DE 10 2016 201 29728 Jan 2016
Published: US 2017/0216093 A13 Aug 2017
Granted: 19 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

A61F 9/00745
Instruments for removal of intra-ocular material or intra-ocular injection, e.g. cataract instruments: using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic
A61M 1/0066
A61M 3/0258
The liquid being pumped: by means of electric pumps
A61M 3/0283
Cannula; Nozzles; Tips; their connection means: with at least two inner passageways, a first one for irrigating and a second for evacuating

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