Ophthalmic lubrication system and associated apparatus, systems, and methods
AssigneeNovartis AG
InventorsJOHN MORGAN BOURNE, GLENN ROBERT SUSSMAN
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods including a lubricating solution bath for a pump integrated into an ophthalmic surgical hand piece are provided. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic pump system includes a housing defining a cavity. The system includes a rotating element positioned within the cavity of the housing. The system includes a flexible tubular structure positioned within the housing adjacent to the rotating element such that rotation of the rotation element urges a fluid through the flexible tubular structure. The system includes a lubricating solution positioned within the cavity around the rotating element and at least a portion of the flexible tubular structure.
Claims13
An ophthalmic pump system, comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity;
- a rotating element positioned within the cavity of the housing;
- a flexible tubular structure positioned within the housing adjacent to the rotating element such that rotation of the rotation element urges a fluid through the flexible tubular structure;
- and
- a lubricating solution positioned within the cavity around the rotating element and at least a portion of the flexible tubular structure,
- wherein the flexible tubular structure includes a plurality of components at least partially positioned adjacent to the rotating element such that the rotating element is simultaneously in contact with more than one of the plurality of components,
- wherein the plurality of components includes a first tubular element and a second tubular element, the first and the second tubular elements being disposed around the housing, and
- further comprising a channel extending annularly around the housing, the channel being in fluid communication with the first and the second tubular elements.
An ophthalmic lubrication kit for use with an ophthalmic surgical device, the kit comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity, the cavity configured to be filled with a lubricating solution and receive a rotating element, the housing including a flexible tubular structure positioned in an interior thereof and configured to be adjacent the rotating element when the rotating element is received in the housing such that rotation of the rotation element urges a fluid through the flexible tubular structure;
- and
- a container of the lubricating solution,
- wherein the flexible tubular structure includes a plurality of components at least partially positioned adjacent to the rotating element such that the rotating element is simultaneously in contact with more than one of the plurality of components,
- wherein the flexible tubular structure includes a first tubular element and a second tubular element, the first and the second tubular elements being disposed around the housing, and
- wherein the housing further comprises:
- a channel extending annularly around the housing, the channel being in fluid communication with the first and the second tubular elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.