SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC THERMAL COMPENSATION

    公开(公告)号:US20250041116A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-06

    申请号:US18782278

    申请日:2024-07-24

    Applicant: Alcon Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for measuring intraocular pressure (IOP) during ophthalmic surgery. In some embodiments, a method for measuring IOP is provided. The method includes measuring fluid pressure in a fluid flow path of a handpiece device using a pressure sensor disposed therein to obtain a fluid pressure measurement, determining a sensor temperature measurement of the pressure sensor, determining a predicted sensor zero offset based on the sensor temperature measurement using a determined zero offset correlation function, and adjusting the fluid pressure measurement with the predicted sensor zero offset to obtain an adjusted fluid pressure measurement.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POST-OCCLUSION BREAK SURGE MITIGATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220331512A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17658833

    申请日:2022-04-12

    Applicant: Alcon Inc.

    Abstract: A surgical cassette for an ophthalmic surgical system comprises an irrigation system and an aspiration system. The irrigation system is in fluid communication with a handpiece and carries fluid toward a surgical site. The aspiration system is in fluid communication with the handpiece via an aspiration conduit, and carries fluid away from the surgical site. The aspiration system comprises a chamber that expands to store fluid, and collapses to move the fluid to meet a volume demand in the aspiration conduit to mitigate a post-occlusion break surge.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POST-OCCLUSION BREAK SURGE MITIGATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220331508A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17658837

    申请日:2022-04-12

    Applicant: Alcon Inc.

    Abstract: A surgical cassette for an ophthalmic surgical system includes an irrigation system and an aspiration system. The irrigation system is in fluid communication with a handpiece and carries fluid toward a surgical site. The aspiration system is in fluid communication with the handpiece and carries fluid away from the surgical site. The aspiration system includes an aspiration pump and tubing of an aspiration conduit. The aspiration pump generates a normal vacuum pressure within the aspiration conduit to carry fluid away from the surgical site during normal operation. The tubing has a larger cross-sectional area in response to normal vacuum pressure. The tubing collapses from the larger cross-sectional area to a smaller cross-sectional area in response to an occlusion; maintains the smaller cross-sectional area during a post-occlusion break surge to mitigate the post-occlusion break surge; and returns to the larger cross-sectional area after the post-occlusion break surge.

    STATE OF HEALTH EVALUATION OF ULTRASONIC HANDPIECE

    公开(公告)号:US20250046442A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-06

    申请号:US18780763

    申请日:2024-07-23

    Applicant: Alcon Inc.

    Abstract: A controller for an ultrasonic handpiece having a load in the form of at least one piezoelectric drive crystal includes a processor and a computer-readable storage memory on which is recorded a computer-readable instruction set. Execution of the instruction set during real-time operation of the handpiece causes the processor to perform an associated method, during which the processor calculates a load capacitance of the load and a dissipation factor of the load capacitance. The processor also records the load capacitance and dissipation factor in memory over time as a recorded capacitance history. The processor then executes a control action of the handpiece using the recorded capacitance history and possibly one or more additional recorded electrical parameters such as estimated resistance, estimated inductance, and/or measured temperature, or correlations of the same with resonant frequency over time.

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