Novartis Ag

Alcon, Inc.

Alcon Universal Ltd.

Roger D Thomas

John Christopher Huculak

Nader Nazarifar

Frederick Reed

Mark Alan Hopkins

Shawn X Gao

Kirk Wellington Todd

David M Weston

Argelio Michael Olivera

Paul J Essex

Russell L Finlay

Mark J Forchette

Donn D Lobdell

Johan Gustaf Ekvall

Torsten A Gelland

Greg L DeHoogh

Frederick M Reed

Kirk W Todd

Embodiments of the present invention may allow each of the surgical steps of a surgical procedure to be defined and associated with a function of the surgical console using a GUI. The defined surgical procedure can then be saved and later invoked by a user of the surgical console to conduct the surgical procedure. When the saved surgical procedure is invoked representations of the defined surgical steps are displayed to the user using a GUI so the user can conduct the surgical procedure by navigating through the representations of the surgical steps such that when a representation of a surgical step is selected the surgical console is configured according to the functionality associated with that surgical step.

System and method for a procedure based graphical interface

An improved method of controlling intraocular pressure with a microsurgical system using measured flow rate.

Intraocular pressure control

A method and system are disclosed for playing, storing, accessing, and retrieving multimedia content and providing the content to a surgical environment. In particular, the audio playback function can provide a means to play background music in an operating room to provide a soothing and/or entertaining background to the surgical team and/or a patient. Further audio and video playback can provide a walkthrough of preparing surgical cassettes, hand pieces and other consumables used in ophthalmic surgery.

Surgical console operable to playback multimedia content

A ophthalmic surgical console system reduces kinking or flow restrictions in the tubing/cables attached to a ophthalmic surgical console by rotatably mounting the head of the surgical console to the base of the surgical console. The screen on which surgical parameter outputs are displayed and control inputs are made is attached to the ophthalmic surgical console using a movable adjustable arm.

Ophthalmic surgical console system

A microsurgical system capable of controlling aspiration and detecting an occlusion via monitoring a change in either suction flow rate or suction impedance.

Aspiration control via flow or impedance

An improved surgical cassette for controlling intraocular pressure during ophthalmic surgery.

Surgical cassette for intraocular pressure control

Surgical console

An improved method of controlling intraocular pressure with a microsurgical system using measured flow rate and a dual infusion chamber.

A microsurgical system, and a method of mapping the surgical functions of the microsurgical system to a foot controller operatively coupled with the system, are disclosed. The microsurgical system includes a computer, a foot controller operatively coupled to the computer, and a touch screen display operatively coupled to the computer. The foot controller has a plurality of switches. Each of the switches is for controlling a surgical function of the microsurgical system and for actuation by a user's foot. The touch screen display has the ability to display a graphic representation of the foot controller including the plurality of switches, and to display a list of surgical functions so that the list is associated with the graphical representation of one of the plurality of switches. By touching one of the surgical functions in the list, a user can exchange the surgical functions associated with any two of the plurality of switches on the foot controller.

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Tustin, CA, United States of America

Roger D Thomas