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公开(公告)号：US20210401512A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-30
申请号：US17469562
申请日：2021-09-08
Applicant: Alcon Inc.
Inventor： Paul R. Hallen
IPC: A61B34/00 , A61B34/10 , A61F9/008 , A61B3/00 , H04N13/332 , H04N13/398 , H04N13/324 , A61B90/00
Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for integrating and optimizing a surgical suite. An ophthalmic suite can include a surgical console, a heads-up display communicatively coupled with a surgical camera for capturing a three-dimensional image of an eye, and a surgical suite optimization engine. The surgical suite optimization engine can performs a wide variety of actions in response to action codes received from the other components in the surgical suite. The surgical suite optimization engine can be integrated within another component of the surgical suite, can be a stand-alone module, and can be a cloud-based tool.
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公开(公告)号：US20210177653A1
公开(公告)日：2021-06-17
申请号：US17115947
申请日：2020-12-09
Applicant: Alcon Inc.
Inventor： Paul R. Hallen
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to surgical instruments having adjustable stiffness, and more particularly, surgical instruments having adjustable stiffness for ophthalmic surgical procedures. In one embodiment, a surgical instrument includes a probe, a slidable support sleeve, and a rotatable knob. A stiffness level of the probe may be adjusted by rotating the knob, thereby causing linear displacement of the support sleeve along a length of the probe. The knob may further include a dial depicting a series of settings representing different eye sizes and corresponding to preset positions of the support sleeve relative to the probe. Thus, a user may select an optimal stiffness of the probe for a particular eye size by rotating the knob to the corresponding setting.
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公开(公告)号：US20250090376A1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-20
申请号：US18820453
申请日：2024-08-30
Applicant: Alcon Inc.
Inventor： Michael Sam Cardamone , Paul R. Hallen
Abstract: A lens drying system includes a sterile gas supply, a supply line, and an annular body. The body is connected to the supply line and defines an internal channel. The internal channel, which is in fluid communication with the sterile gas supply via the supply line, defines a plurality of openings. The openings are collectively configured to direct a flow of a sterile gas, e.g., a filtered and desiccated medical grade gas, from the sterile gas supply onto a lens surface of an ophthalmic front lens. This occurs during a non-contact wide-angle visualization process to mitigate fogging of the lens surface. A processor of a surgical console may receive user preference settings, including a desired steady-state flow rate and/or a desired pulse rate of the sterile gas. The processor could then command the desired steady-state flow rate and/or a desired pulse rate from the surgical console.
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公开(公告)号：US20250057695A1
公开(公告)日：2025-02-20
申请号：US18937171
申请日：2024-11-05
Applicant: Alcon Inc.
Inventor： Bill Chen , James Y. Chon , Russell Finlay , Paul R. Hallen
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to surgical instruments having variable stiffness, and more particularly, surgical instruments having variable stiffness for ophthalmic surgical procedures. In certain embodiments, a surgical instrument includes a base unit, a probe, a stiffener, and an actuation mechanism. The stiffener is formed of a hollow tubular member substantially surrounding at least a portion of a length of the probe. The actuation mechanism is configured to actuate the stiffener along the length of the probe and adjust the stiffness of the probe, thus providing a user better control of the surgical instrument. The actuation mechanism includes a stiffener biasing device configured to apply a first biasing force against the stiffener in the distal direction and, in some embodiments, a control member configured to lock the stiffener in a position along the length of the probe.
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公开(公告)号：US12186236B2
公开(公告)日：2025-01-07
申请号：US17807778
申请日：2022-06-20
Applicant: Alcon Inc.
Inventor： Bill Chen , James Y. Chon , Russell Finlay , Paul R. Hallen
Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a base unit, a probe, a stiffener, and an actuation mechanism. The stiffener is formed of a hollow tubular member substantially surrounding at least a portion of a length of the probe. The actuation mechanism is configured to actuate the stiffener along the length of the probe and adjust the stiffness of the probe, thus providing a user better control of the surgical instrument. The actuation mechanism includes a stiffener biasing device configured to apply a first biasing force against the stiffener in the distal direction and, in some embodiments, a control member configured to lock the stiffener in a position along the length of the probe.
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公开(公告)号：US20240189149A1
公开(公告)日：2024-06-13
申请号：US18505306
申请日：2023-11-09
Applicant: Alcon Inc.
Inventor： Paul R. Hallen
IPC: A61F9/008
CPC classification number: A61F9/008 , A61F2009/00874
Abstract: A vitreous disintegration device with multiple intake ports and a laser for vitreous disintegrating. The probe includes a needle to accommodate the ports for a more continuous and fluidic uptake of vitreous from an eye of a patient. Additionally, the use of a laser may be employed to disintegrate the vitreous in a manner that avoids blocking of ports and thus, further promoting the fluidic uptake. The laser may reach the ports at the channel at substantially the same time or in succussion. Further, the use of a laser for the disintegrating means that cutter vibrations may be reduced.
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公开(公告)号：US11832901B2
公开(公告)日：2023-12-05
申请号：US17469562
申请日：2021-09-08
Applicant: Alcon Inc.
Inventor： Paul R. Hallen
IPC: A61B3/113 , A61B3/10 , A61B18/20 , A61B3/14 , A61B34/00 , A61B34/10 , A61B3/00 , A61F9/008 , H04N13/332 , H04N13/398 , H04N13/324 , A61B90/00 , H04N7/15 , A61B17/00 , A61B90/98 , A61B34/20
CPC classification number: A61B34/25 , A61B3/0025 , A61B34/10 , A61B90/361 , A61B90/37 , A61F9/008 , A61F9/00821 , A61F9/00825 , H04N13/324 , H04N13/332 , H04N13/398 , A61B90/98 , A61B2017/00203 , A61B2017/00216 , A61B2034/105 , A61B2034/2048 , A61B2034/2065 , A61B2034/252 , A61B2034/254 , A61B2090/372 , A61B2090/378 , A61B2090/3735 , A61F2009/00846 , A61F2009/00851 , A61F2009/00897 , H04N7/15 , H04N2213/008
Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for integrating and optimizing a surgical suite. An ophthalmic suite can include a surgical console, a heads-up display communicatively coupled with a surgical camera for capturing a three-dimensional image of an eye, and a surgical suite optimization engine. The surgical suite optimization engine can performs a wide variety of actions in response to action codes received from the other components in the surgical suite. The surgical suite optimization engine can be integrated within another component of the surgical suite, can be a stand-alone module, and can be a cloud-based tool.
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公开(公告)号：US20230346595A1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-02
申请号：US18303133
申请日：2023-04-19
Applicant: Alcon Inc.
Inventor： Paul R. Hallen
CPC classification number: A61F9/0008 , A61F9/007 , A61K49/006
Abstract: Certain embodiments herein relate to a method for staining membranes of an eye. In certain embodiments, the method includes mixing a first dye and a second dye to obtain a combination dye, wherein the first dye comprises a first color for staining a first membrane in the eye and the second dye comprises a second color for staining a second membrane in the eye. The method further includes delivering the combination dye to the eye to stain the first membrane with the first color and a second membrane with the second color.
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公开(公告)号：US20230181266A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-15
申请号：US18062620
申请日：2022-12-07
Applicant: Alcon Inc.
Inventor： Paul R. Hallen , Mark Alan Hopkins
CPC classification number: A61B34/25 , G06F21/35 , G06F21/32 , G06V40/172 , G06V20/64 , G06K19/0723 , A61B2034/258
Abstract: Systems are provided for automatically configuring devices and systems in an operating environment, e.g., an ophthalmic operating environment, to a user's desired settings. The system includes a controller configured to identify a user, e.g., a surgeon, via the utilization of a user-identifying identifier, e.g., a radio-frequency identification (RFID) device, which may communicate with a receiver operably coupled to the controller. The controller may further be configured to identify a surgical device, e.g., an ophthalmic probe, being used by the user during a surgical procedure via a device-associated identifier, e.g., a device-specific RFID device. Upon identification of the user and the surgical device, the controller may map the user and surgical device to one or more sets of predefined and user-input parameters/settings, and further configure the surgical device based on the mapped one or more sets of previously-determined parameters/settings.
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公开(公告)号：US20220020118A1
公开(公告)日：2022-01-20
申请号：US17376694
申请日：2021-07-15
Applicant: Alcon Inc.
Inventor： Paul R. Hallen
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a digital image optimization system including a camera that includes at least one sensor that detects light reflected off an eye and sends a signal corresponding to the detected light to a processor. The system further includes an image processing system including the processor and that executes instructions to produce a digital image of the eye. The image processing system also executes instructions to apply a digital image optimization algorithm including a trained machine-learning model to the digital image of the eye to generate an optimized digital image of the eye. The system further includes a digital display that displays the optimized digital image of the eye.
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