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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062260 | Trocar cannula device with retention feature A trocar cannula is disclosed. The trocar cannula comprises a cannula having at least one tab member formed therein. Each tab member is configured to provide a retention force between the cannula and tissue when the tab member is placed in a deformed position. The t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8048094 | Simultaneous proportional control of surgical parameters in a microsurgical system A microsurgical system, and a foot controller for the improved operation of a microsurgical system, are disclosed. A surgeon may use the foot controller to simultaneously control multiple surgical parameters based upon movement of a foot pedal of the foot controller... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038692 | Modular design for ophthalmic surgical probe An ophthalmic surgical probe having a modular drive assembly and a skin that is removable from the drive assembly. This design simplifies probe manufacturing and provides greater manufacturing flexibility. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8006570 | Non-invasive flow measurement An elastomeric acoustic coupler formed by molding a thermoplastic or silicone rubber into a recess of a surgical cassette housing. The coupling has a raised pad to aid in the removal of all air between the transducer and the fluid conduit, and to provide an efficien... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7943162 | Drug delivery device Drug delivery devices, and methods of delivering pharmaceutically active agents to a target tissue within a body using such devices, are disclosed. One drug delivery device includes a body having an internal surface for disposing on a target tissue and a well having... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7909800 | Juxtascleral drug delivery and ocular implant system Ophthalmic drug delivery devices useful for delivery of pharmaceutically active agents to the posterior segment of the eye are disclosed. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7896839 | Surgical cassette for intraocular pressure control An improved surgical cassette for controlling intraocular pressure during ophthalmic surgery. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7879006 | Injection aid for anterior juxtascleral depot The present invention is an ophthalmic injection aid having a positioning member and a needle assembly. The injection aid facilitates the creation of an anterior juxtascleral depot of an ophthalmic drug. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7780633 | Surgical cassette with bubble breaking structure A surgical cassette having a chamber for fluidly coupling to a source of vacuum in a surgical console and a bubble breaking structure disposed within the chamber. The cassette protects the source of vacuum from liquid. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7717129 | Automatic stop cock valve A flow control device includes a fitting having three portals. One of the portals is an entry portal for a liquid, one of the portals is an entry portal for a gas, and the other portal is an exit portal for either the liquid or the gas. A normally closed back flow p... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7713237 | Surgical cassette for intraocular pressure control An improved surgical cassette for controlling intraocular pressure during ophthalmic surgery. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| D612052 | Handle for ophthalmic surgical instrument | 03/16/2010 |
| 7626132 | Foot controller A foot controller for a microsurgical system that includes a body, a switch disposed on the body, and a switch guard coupled to the body and disposed in a spaced relationship to an outer surface of the switch. ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7625014 | Dual fluid connector A connector includes a rear body portion and a front body portion. The front side of the rear body portion, and the front body portion disposed therearound, are for fluidly coupling to first and second sources of pressurized fluids in a co-axial manner. The rear sid... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7604615 | Surgical cassette with bubble separating structure A surgical cassette having an aspiration chamber with a bubble separating structure. The bubble separating structure facilitates accurate, reliable measurement of the fluid level in the chamber. ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600405 | Microsurgical probe Microsurgical probes having a distal tip with a flat outer surface and a flat inner surface, and methods of forming such probes, are disclosed. ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7594901 | Surgical cassette with multi area fluid chamber A surgical cassette having an aspiration chamber or infusion chamber with a sensing portion and a storage portion. The sensing portion has a small transverse cross sectional area and facilitates accurate fluid level measurements. The storage portion has a larger tra... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7594790 | System and method for pooling small volumes of liquid A system for removing and pooling together small volumes of liquid contained in individual small bottles includes a collection and feed mechanism for passing individual small bottles to a cutter mechanism. At another mechanism the top portion of the bottle is separa... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7565972 | Medical equipment tray system A medical equipment tray system includes a two piece platform, a foldable liner which fits over the two piece platform and a handpiece cradle which may be elevated with respect to the two piece platform. ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7559914 | Priming a microsurgical system A microsurgical system capable of priming its aspiration circuit using a pressurized gas source, a pressurized infusion fluid source, an aspiration chamber fluidly coupled to the pressurized gas source and the pressurized infusion fluid source, and a computer. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7552508 | Caster attachment system A caster attachment system includes an upper section and a lower section. The upper section mounts to a piece of equipment. The lower section provides a post for the mounting of a caster. A shaped key on the lower section fits within a receiver socket on the upper p... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7524299 | Aspiration control A microsurgical system capable of controlling aspiration via a vacuum control mode, a suction control mode, or a flow control mode. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523967 | Tubing fitting A tubing fitting for use in microsurgery including a female tubing fitting and a male tubing fitting. The female tubing fitting has an external surface with a pair of opposing projections disposed thereon and an internal bore. The male tubing fitting has a second in... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7484769 | Connector to cassette interface system The disclosed connector to cassette interface system includes a set of individual keyed connectors having a shroud on the lower portion. The perimeter of each shroud includes an array of tabs or protrusions keyed to one of a corresponding array of skirted portals in... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7470277 | Simultaneous proportional control of surgical parameters in a microsurgical system A microsurgical system, and a foot controller for the improved operation of a microsurgical system, are disclosed. A surgeon may use the foot controller to simultaneously control multiple surgical parameters based upon movement of a foot pedal of the foot controller... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7461825 | Tray support arm assembly A tray support arm assembly provides for the positioning of a tray and an attached movable arm in a substantially horizontal orientation with respect to the console portion of a machine for use and a substantially vertical orientation with respect to the console por... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7402156 | Counter pressure device for ophthalmic drug delivery A counter pressure device for ophthalmic drug delivery. The device includes a handle and a head coupled to a distal end of the handle. The head comprises a curved, concave surface for contacting the conjunctiva and having a notch for removably receiving a cannula. T... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7381917 | Footswitch assembly with position memory A footswitch assembly with a position memory includes adjustable mounting mechanisms. A first adjustable mounting mechanism moves the heel cup portion on the treadle pedal assembly to a predetermined position to accommodate the length of a user's foot. A second adju... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7331462 | Kit management system A kit management system for use in microsurgery is disclosed. The kit management system includes a plurality of tubing, surgical instruments, connectors, an instrument tray, a connector tray, and a tubing organizer. A tubing organizer for removably receiving and hol... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326183 | Intraocular pressure control An improved method of controlling intraocular pressure with a microsurgical system using measured flow rate and a dual infusion chamber. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7285107 | Vitreoretinal instrument An improved instrument for removing subretinal fluid and performing fluid exchanges in vitreoretinal surgery is disclosed. The instrument includes a cannula with a curved distal portion and a side port on the curved distal portion for aspirating subretinal fluid. Th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7244240 | Surgical cassette and consumables for combined opthalmic surgical procedure An ophthalmic surgical cassette for removably receiving in a cassette receiving mechanism of an ophthalmic surgical system. The system includes first and second plunger valves. The cassette includes a body having a rear surface, an irrigation inlet for receiving irr... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7191916 | Device for dispensing fluid medicine A dispensing device for fluid medicine includes a housing having an opening leading to an interior and a plastic dropper bottle at least partially disposed in the interior through the opening. The bottle has a container holding fluid medicine to be dispensed and a n... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7160268 | Container for delivery of fluid to ophthalmic surgical handpiece A container for delivery of a surgical fluid to a surgical handpiece is disclosed. The container includes a volume for receiving the surgical fluid to be delivered to the handpiece and an end for removably engaging a receptacle in a surgical console and for fluidly ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141048 | Vitreoretinal instrument An improved instrument for helping to remove subretinal fluid and helping to perform fluid exchanges in vitreoretinal surgery is disclosed. The instrument includes a handle and a probe coupled to the handle. The probe includes a curved distal portion having a closed... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7094226 | Ophthalmic drug delivery device An ophthalmic drug delivery device having a first end and a second end, an injection port, a reservoir, and a sleeve is disclosed. The injection port is for sealingly engaging a needle of a syringe, which is for providing a fluid comprising a pharmaceutically active... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7019234 | Footswitch An improved footswitch is disclosed. The footswitch may have an adjustable length treadle to accommodate different size feet. The footswitch may also have a treadle having a slidable plate that facilitates the actuation of a side switch. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6986900 | Ophthalmic drug delivery device An ophthalmic drug delivery device having a scleral surface, an orbital surface, an injection port on the orbital surface, and a fluid conducting passageway disposed within the device that is fluidily coupled to the injection port and terminates in an opening for co... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6962581 | Foot controller for microsurgical system An improved foot controller of a microsurgical system, and a method of operating the foot controller, are disclosed. The method involves using a computer to modulate a detent of the foot controller from the beginning of the detent to the end of the detent. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955073 | Pressure sensing in surgical console A method of determining the accuracy of a pressure sensor in a surgical console is disclosed. The method involves actuating a linear actuator so that its plunger is linearly displaced a pre-defined amount, and measuring the force exerted by the plunger on a non-comp... | 10/18/2005 |
