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US 2014/0276372 A1Published application
Phacoemulsification flow rate detection system and method
AssigneeAbbott Medical Optics Inc.
InventorsBrian J. Eastman, Kelvin Kao
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Abstract
A phacoemulsification flow rate detection system and method for directly measuring the rate of fluid flowing into and out of the eye during a cataract operation.
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A phacoemulsification flow rate detecting system, comprising:
- at least one channel through which a fluid flows during the phacoemulsification;
- at least one flow meter in fluid communication with the at least one channel;
- a sensor operative to measure the flow meter;
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- a processor in data communication with the sensor and operative to calculate the flow rate of the fluid flow based at least in part on the measure of the flow meter.
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A method of detecting a fluid flow rate during an eye operation, comprising:
- aspirating a fluid from the eye through a fluid path during an eye operation;
- measuring the fluid flowing through the fluid path with a sensor;
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- calculating with a processor in data communication with the sensor of the rate of the fluid flow based at least in part on the fluid measurement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.