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US 8,939,967 B2Granted
Patient interface defogger
AssigneeAlcon LenSx, Inc.
InventorFerenc Raksi
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Abstract
An ophthalmic docking system is presented that can reduce a condensation of a patient interface of a surgical laser system. The ophthalmic docking system includes a patient interface that has a proximal portion configured to be attached to an ophthalmic system, a distal portion configured to be attached to an eye that includes a contact lens and an interface attachment system; and a decondenser, coupled to the patient interface and configured to reduce a vapor condensation on the contact lens.
Claims14
An ophthalmic docking system, comprising:
- a patient interface, having
- a proximal portion configured to be attached to an ophthalmic system,
- a distal portion configured to be attached to an eye, comprising
- a contact lens, and
- an interface attachment system;
- a decondenser, coupled to the patient interface and configured to reduce a vapor condensation on the contact lens;
- a vacuum-suction ring, configured to form a sealable coupling when attached to the eye;
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- a vacuum-hose, configured to couple a vacuum-suction pump and the vacuum-suction ring to transfer a vacuum suction, generated by the vacuum-suction pump, to the vacuum-suction ring to create the sealed coupling between the vacuum-suction ring and the eye, thereby attaching the patient interface to the eye.
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