- Patent Title: Method of controlling a surgical system based on irrigation flow
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Application No.: US11067959Application Date: 2005-02-28
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Publication No.: US07645255B2Publication Date: 2010-01-12
- Inventor: Raphael Gordon , Michael D. Morgan , Mikhail Boukhny , Ann Yadlowsky
- Applicant: Raphael Gordon , Michael D. Morgan , Mikhail Boukhny , Ann Yadlowsky
- Applicant Address: CH Hunenberg
- Assignee: Alcon, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Alcon, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Hunenberg
- Agent Kenneth D. Bassinger
- Main IPC: A61B17/20
- IPC: A61B17/20

Abstract:
A surgical system that is able to sense the onset of an occlusion or other surgical event as well as the instant an occlusion breaks. To help avoid overheating of the tip, the system determines a temperature of an eye using irrigation flow rate and reduces the power to the handpiece automatically if an overheating situation is predicted. Alternatively or in addition, the system monitors the power drawn by the handpiece, which is indicative of the cutting load on the tip, and automatically adjusts the power or stroke of the tip to compensate for increased loads on the tip.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050209621A1 Method of controlling a surgical system based on irrigation flow Public/Granted day:2005-09-22
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