Alcon Research, Ltd.

Alcon, Inc.

Novartis Ag

Altaviz, LLC

Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.

Alcon Manufacturing, Ltd.

Alcon Universal Ltd.

Minipumps, LLC

John Christopher Huculak

Jack Robert Auld

Matthew Braden Flowers

John R Underwood

Matthew D McCawley

Roger D Thomas

Nader Nazarifar

Mark Alan Hopkins

Christopher L McCollam

Michael James Papac

David M Weston

Marcus Antonio Souza

Christopher C Jung

Michael John Yadlowsky

Tammo Heeren

Eric N Anderfaas

Shawn X Gao

John C Dunne, Jr

Hien Nguyen

Kirk Wellington Todd

Michael McCulloch Martin

Argelio Michael Olivera

Christopher Horvath

Bruno Dacquay

Mark Salman Humayun

Ronald T Smith

Andrew T Schieber

Sean Caffey

Ahmet Tezel

Alexander N Artsyukhovich

Paul R Hallen

Steven W Kovalcheck

Robert Joseph Sanchez, Jr

Marshall Proulx

Casey Lind

Mark J Buczek

Deep Mehta

Russell L Finlay

James Lescoulie

Frederick Reed

Denis P Turner

Paul J Essex

Mark A Hopkins

Matthew Douglas Mccawley

Michael Arthur Zica

Mark J Forchette

William W Furniss

Ron T Smith

David Domash

Jose Luis Lopez

Dennis L Steppe

Ziad R Ghannoum

Matthew Edward Bazydlo

Michelle L Journey

Richard L Zaleski, Ii

Marcus Souza

Chris Mudd

David C Buboltz

Andrew Scheiber

Mark Harrison Farley

Michael Yadlowsky

Matthew Mccawley

Frederick M Reed

Kirk W Todd

Argelio Olivera

Robert J Sanchez

Christopher Horvarth

Michael Mcculloch Martin

Chetan Nirkhe

Christopher L Mccollam

A system for a surgical system is disclosed, comprising system for distributing fluid in a surgical cassette, comprising at least one at least partially deformable bladder at least partially disposed on at least one rigid surface, wherein the bladder forms a portion of a channel, at least a first and second port in fluid communication with the channel, wherein the channel comprises at least two portions having a substantially uniform first dimension separated by a second portion have a second dimension, and wherein at least two pump head rollers are engaged with the bladder.

Systems and methods for providing a pulseless peristaltic pump

An intraocular lens inserter can include a drive device with controllable advance motion. The drive device may include an actuator device and an energy device. The actuator device may include a piston rod that uses the advance motion to push an intraocular lens from a cartridge for insertion into an eye of an animal. The energy device may act upon the actuator device to generate the advance motion. The actuator device may include a dampening medium to control the advance motion, such as by controllably dampening the advance motion.

Intraocular lens inserter

Injector devices and methods for using them to deliver medicament into a patient's body, e.g., sub-retinally within an eye, are provided. The injector includes a cartridge including a piston slidably disposed within an interior for delivering medicament within the interior through an outlet, and a driver including a plunger coupled to the piston, a source of pressurized fluid, and an actuator member for opening a flow path at least partially between the source and the plunger to advance the plunger and piston to deliver medicament from the interior. One or more sensors are operatively coupled to the plunger to measure displacement of the plunger, a processor is coupled to the sensor(s) for analyzing sensor signals to measure volume of medicament delivered from the interior, and an output device, e.g., one or more LEDs or speakers, provide outputs related to the volume of medicament delivered.

Micro-volume injectors with dose guidance and methods for use

Devices and methods are provided for delivering fluid into a patient's body. In an exemplary embodiment, the device may include a syringe cartridge and a syringe driver that may be coupled to the cartridge. The cartridge may include a housing including a proximal end, a distal end, and defining an interior, the cartridge further including a piston slidably disposed within the interior for delivering fluid within the interior through a port in the distal end. The driver may include a plunger for advancing the piston within the interior of the housing, a source of pressurized fluid, a valve, and an actuator member coupled to the valve for selectively opening a flow path from the source to the plunger to control flow of the pressurized fluid to advance the plunger to deliver fluid from the interior of the housing at a desired rate.

Self-powered syringe drivers

A gas mixture apparatus includes a measurement control system, an activation system, a pressurized chamber with one or more gases, and a mixing chamber. A filter can be preattached to an outlet of the mixture apparatus, allowing excess gas to be discharged therethrough and then atmospheric air to be drawn into the mixture apparatus through the filter for creating a therapeutic gas mixture.

Intraocular gas injector

Injector devices and methods for using them to deliver medicament into a patient's body, e.g., sub-retinally within an eye, are provided. The injector includes an injector cannula having a soft injector tip. A retractable tip protector tube is slidably disposed on the flow cannula between an extended position in which the tip protector tube covers the entire injector tip, and a retracted position in which the tip protector tube is retracted proximally thereby exposing at least part of the injector tip. Accordingly, the tip protector tube protects the injector tip from being damaged while advancing the injector tip to a target injection site.

Soft tip cannula with retractable tip protector

A gas mixture apparatus includes a measurement control system, an activation system, a pressurized chamber with one or more gases, and a mixing chamber. A filter can be preattached to the outlet of the mixture apparatus, allowing excess gas to be discharged therethrough and then atmospheric air to be drawn into the mixture apparatus through the filter for creating a therapeutic gas mixture.

A gas mixture apparatus includes a measurement control system, an activation system, a pressurized chamber with one or more gases, and a mixing chamber. The apparatus can also include additional pressure regulation control systems. The gas mixture apparatus can be used to introduce and automatically perform the steps to achieve a desired concentration of the one or more gases contained in the pressurized chamber. The gas mixture apparatus can include the pressurized chamber within the apparatus itself such that no external devices are necessary for introducing the one or more gases into the mixing chamber.

Surgical introducers aid surgeons in the implantation of medical devices. The introducer provides support and an even distribution of force for ease of insertion and prevention of damage to the medical device while protecting the tissue into which the device is implanted. A representative embodiment includes or consists of a locking device, a pair of forceps, a specially configured and/or angled head with a seat for the device to be implanted, and a gripping area.

Surgical implantation instrument

Intraocular lens delivery device

An intraocular lens inserter can include an energy storage portion, an actuator portion that provides temperature compensation, and a lens support portion. The energy storage portion can include a compressible energy storage device, such as a compressible fluid, springs, and other devices. The inserter can include an actuator portion operating with a substantially incompressible fluid. The actuator can be configured to provide an operator with control over the release of pressurized fluid so as to move a plunger for the discharge of a lens from an intraocular lens cartridge, discharge of the lens being limited based at least in part on pressure feedback from the pressurized fluid due temperature increases.

Intraocular lens inserter with temperature compensation

Intraocular lens inserters and methods of use are disclosed. An example intraocular lens inserter may include an interior assembly having a movable member disposed therein. The movable member is movable in response to a pressure of a compressed gas. In response to the pressure of the compressed gas, the moveable member pressurizes a substantially incompressible fluid. The pressurized substantially incompressible fluid is used to advance a plunger. The plunger advances an intraocular lens through a lumen for insertion into an eye.

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Mission Viejo, CA, United States of America

John Christopher Huculak