Fluid level monitoring system for phacoemulsification surgical applications
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
InventorsTammo Heeren, Matthew Flowers
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Abstract
A system for managing fluid levels in phacoemulsification surgery is disclosed. The system comprises a surgical console having at least one system bus communicatively connected to at least one computing processor capable of accessing at least one computing memory associated with the at least one computing processor, and at least one sensor associated with the surgical console for providing at least one signal indicative of the presence of liquid, wherein the at least one sensor is in communication with at least one level sensing device of a cassette associated with the surgical console.
Claims29
A surgical cassette, comprising:
- at least one tank;
- and
- at least one level sensing device in communication with the at least one tank;
- wherein the at least one level sensing device receives at least one beam of light;
- and
- wherein the at least one beam of light is at least partially reflected back towards the receiving point of the at least one beam of light.
A system for managing fluid levels in phacoemulsification surgery, the system comprising:
- a surgical console having at least one system bus communicatively connected to at least one computing processor capable of accessing at least one computing memory associated with the at least one computing processor;
- and
- at least one sensor associated with the surgical console for providing at least one signal indicative of the presence of liquid;
- wherein the at least one sensor is in communication with at least one level sensing device of a cassette associated with the surgical console.
A method for managing fluid levels in phacoemulsification surgery, the system comprising:
- projecting from a first location at least one infrared beam onto a level sensing device;
- and
- providing a signal indicative of receiving at least a portion of the at least one infrared beam at a second location;
- wherein the first location and the second location are adjoining.
A method for managing fluid levels in phacoemulsification surgery, the system comprising:
- projecting from a first location at least one beam of light through at least one wall of a tank suitable for retaining fluid;
- and
- providing a signal indicative of receiving at least a portion of the at least one beam of light at a second location;
- wherein the first location is proximate to the second location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.