Flow limiter for a fluid flowing in an aspiration branch of a surgical system, and surgical system
AssigneeCarl Zeiss Surgical GmbH
InventorsChristoph Kuebler, Martin Kraus, Michael Eichler, Tobias Maier
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Abstract
The invention relates to a flow limiter (8) for a fluid flowing in an aspiration branch of a surgical system. which fluid is a surgical fluid and has emulsified particles in a surgical intervention, with a limiter element (81) that comprises at least one flow channel arrangement (9a) with at least one main channel (811) and at least one subsidiary channel (812) that opens into the main channel at an angle of greater than or equal to 90°. The invention also relates to a surgical system, in particular an ophthalmic microsurgical system for lens surgery.
Claims46
A flow limiter for a fluid flowing in an aspiration branch of a surgical system, the fluid being a surgical fluid with emulsified particles in the case of a surgical intervention, with a limiter element having at least one flow channel arrangement with at least one main channel and at least one secondary channel which opens into the main channel at an angle of 90° or more.
A surgical system with an aspiration branch having a flow limiter for a fluid flowing in the aspiration branch assigned thereto, the fluid being a surgical fluid with emulsified particles in the case of a surgical intervention, with the flow limiter comprising a limiter element having at least one flow channel arrangement with at least one main channel and at least one secondary channel which opens into the main channel at an angle of 90° or more.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.