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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182435 | Intraocular pressure sensor An implantable intraocular pressure sensor system has a sealed geometric shape with an internal pressure at a first value. A strain gauge wire is embedded in a surface of the sealed geometric shape. When the surface is deflected by intraocular pressure, a measured r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172786 | Method of operating an ultrasound handpiece A method of operating an ultrasonic handpiece by pulsing the power supplied to the handpiece and varying the type of vibration during the power pulse. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8123687 | Intraocular pressure sensor An implantable intraocular pressure sensor system has a sealed geometric shape with an internal pressure at a first value. The sealed geometric shape has a first light permitting surface and a second flexible surface. A pair of photocells is located in the sealed ge... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118790 | Battery operated surgical hand piece with disposable end The present invention is an ophthalmic injection system with a limited reuse assembly and a tip segment. The tip segment is connectable to and removable from the limited reuse assembly. The tip segment includes a dispensing chamber, a plunger, and a housing. The dis... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8070711 | Thermal management algorithm for phacoemulsification system A control system for managing power supplied to a phacoemulsification hand piece includes a power source that provides power to the hand piece and a controller that controls the power source. The controller calculates a thermal value based on irrigation fluid flow a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8048020 | Method of controlling a surgical system based on irrigation flow 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... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7887521 | Ophthalmic injection system An ophthalmic injection system has a tip segment attachable to and removable from a limited reuse assembly. The tip segment has a dispensing chamber housing, a plunger, a needle, a temperature control device, a thermal sensor, and a first housing at least partially ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887517 | Drug casting An injection device assembly includes a dispensing chamber housing and a plunger. The dispensing chamber housing is coupled to a needle. The dispensing chamber housing has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface partially defines a dispensing chambe... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871399 | Disposable ophthalmic injection device A disposable injection device has a dispensing chamber housing, a plunger, a needle, and a temperature control device. The dispensing chamber housing has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface partially defines a dispensing chamber for receiving a ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7862540 | Ophthalmic injection device using shape memory alloy An ophthalmic injection device has a dispensing chamber housing, a needle fluidly coupled to a dispensing chamber, a power source for providing current to the dispensing chamber housing, a controller for controlling the power source, and a housing at least partially... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7824870 | System for dissociation and removal of proteinaceous tissue An apparatus and method for the dissociation of soft proteinaceous tissue using pulsed rapid variable direction energy field flow fractionization is disclosed. The pulsed rapid disruptive energy field is created by the use of a probe which surrounds the soft protein... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815603 | Ophthalmic injection method A method of delivering a substance into an eye includes recognizing a connection between a tip segment and a limited reuse assembly; receiving dosage information from the tip segment; activating a temperature control device to alter a temperature of a substance to b... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811255 | Method of controlling a surgical system based on a rate of change of an operating parameter A surgical system that is able to sense the onset of an occlusion or other surgical event as well as when an occlusion breaks. To help avoid overheating of the tip, the system of the present invention predicts the temperature of the eye using irrigation flow rate an... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7811252 | Dosage control device An injection device includes a dispensing chamber, a plunger, a controller, a memory device resistant to sterilization, and a housing at least partially enclosing the dispensing chamber and the plunger. The dispensing chamber has an inner surface and an outer surfac... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806865 | Pressurized irrigation squeeze band A pressurized infusion device has a flexible band with first and second ends, a curved base, and a bag containing fluid. The bag is located between the flexible band and the curved base. The second end of the flexible band is coupled to a shaft. A motor is also coup... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7762981 | Temperature release mechanism for injection device An ophthalmic injection device has a dispensing chamber housing, a plunger, an actuator for driving the plunger, a temperature control device, and a temperature release mechanism. The dispensing chamber housing has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner su... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758538 | Method of controlling a surgical system based on irrigation flow 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... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7740619 | Spring driven ophthalmic injection device with safety actuator lockout feature An ophthalmic injection device includes a dispensing chamber housing with an inner surface that partially defines a dispensing chamber for holding a substance, a plunger fluidly sealed to the interior surface of the dispensing chamber housing, and a needle fluidly c... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7727193 | Method of controlling a surgical system based on a rate of change of an operating parameter A surgical system that is able to sense the onset of an occlusion or other surgical event as well as when an occlusion breaks. To help avoid overheating of the tip, the system of the present invention predicts the temperature of the eye using irrigation flow rate an... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7713228 | Surgical method An irrigating technique that can be used to increase the flow of fluid through the trabecular meshwork. Pulses of relatively high pressure irrigating are directed at the trabecular meshwork. These pulses can be focused, thereby perforating the trabecular meshwork, o... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7713202 | Method of controlling a surgical system based on a load on the cutting tip of a handpiece 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 an approximate temperature of the eye using an irrigation flow rate and ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7704244 | Surgical method A method for using a smaller diameter infusion sleeve that reduces the potential for heat buildup and also provides adequate irrigation flow. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7674243 | Ophthalmic injection device using piezoelectric array An ophthalmic injection device has a dispensing chamber, a storage chamber, a piezoelectric array, a needle fluidly coupled to the dispensing chamber, a power source for providing power to the piezoelectric array, and a controller for controlling the power source. A... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7651490 | Ultrasonic handpiece A handpiece having a single set of piezoelectric elements polarized to produce longitudinal motion when excited at the relevant resonant frequency. The piezoelectric crystals are connected to an ultrasonic horn to which a cutting tip is attached. The horn and/or the... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7645256 | Ultrasound handpiece A handpiece having at least one set of piezoelectric elements polarized to produce longitudinal motion when excited at the relevant resonant frequency. The piezoelectric crystals are connected to an ultrasonic horn to which a cutting tip is attached. The horn and/or... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7645255 | Method of controlling a surgical system based on irrigation flow 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... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7629768 | Easy cleaning C-shaped charging base A charging base has a generally C-shaped housing and a charging element. The generally C-shaped housing has an upper part and a lower part. The upper part has an upper surface substantially parallel to a lower surface and an opening extending from the upper surface ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7625388 | Method of controlling a surgical system based on a load on the cutting tip of a handpiece 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 an approximate temperature of the eye using an irrigation flow rate and ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7572242 | Method of operating an ultrasound handpiece A method of operating an ultrasonic handpiece by pulsing the power supplied to the handpiece and varying the amplitude of the power during the power pulse. ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7551077 | RFID ring illumination system for surgical machine An RFID ring illumination system includes an illumination ring and a printed circuit board. The illumination ring has a light refracting layer integral with the front of a surgical machine. The printed circuit board is located behind and close to the front of the su... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7499624 | Ophthalmic Endoilluminator with Variable-Wedge Rotating-Disk Beam Attenuator An ophthalmic endoilluminator includes a light source, a variable-wedge rotating-disk attenuator, a condensing lens, and an optical fiber. The variable-wedge rotating-disk attenuator attenuates the light produced by the light source. The variable-wedge rotating-disk... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7444057 | Variable-wedge rotating-disk beam attenuator for ophthalmic endoilluminator A variable-wedge rotating-disk attenuator for use in an ophthalmic endoilluminator is disclosed. The attenuator includes a wedge attached to an axle. The size of the wedge can be adjusted over a variable angle as measured through an arc of the wedge. The axle to whi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443296 | Smart connector system for surgical machine A smart connector system includes a machine connector disposed on a face of a surgical machine, an illumination ring located on the face of the surgical machine and disposed around a periphery of the machine connector, an RFID reader antenna located in close proximi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7393189 | Surgical cassette having an aspiration pressure sensor A cassette having a molded flow channel contained on an elastomeric sheet that is bonded or mechanically attached to a rigid substrate. The flow channel projects outwardly from the exterior of the cassette so that a peristaltic pump having pump head rollers mounted ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392144 | Method for data compression and encoding A system and method for generating a calibration data curve, including communicating known calibration data for a microsurgical cassette to a surgical console with which the cassette will be used. ... | 06/24/2008 |
