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US 2006/0078448 A1Published application
Phacoemulsification machine with post-occlusion surge control system and related method
OwnerHugo Holdeninventor
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Abstract
A post-occlusion surge controller 90 for a phacoemulsification machine 30 is adapted to detect a post-occlusion surge in an aspiration conduit 41 of the machine 30, and to cause the conduit 41 to be vented in response to detecting the surge.
Claims12
A post-occlusion surge controller for a phacoemulsification machine, wherein the controller is adapted to detect a post-occlusion surge in an aspiration conduit of the machine, and to cause the conduit to be vented in response to detecting the surge.
A method of controlling a post-occlusion surge in an aspiration conduit of a phacoemulsification machine, the method comprising the steps of:
- (i) detecting the post-occlusion surge;
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- (ii) venting the conduit in response to detecting the surge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.