Novartis Ag

Alcon, Inc.

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.

Thomas Kern

Ronald T Smith

Michael James Papac

Alireza Mirsepassi

Barry Lynn Wheatley

Claudio Cherubini

Paul Federer

Michal Karol Dobrzynski

Lukas Schneider

Systems, apparatuses, and methods of and for an ophthalmic illuminated infusion line are provided. An example ophthalmic illuminated infusion line may include an infusion arrangement having a first flexible elongate member and a flow tube. The first flexible elongate member may have a lumen configured to deliver a fluid to an eye of a patient during a surgical procedure. The flow tube may be sized to penetrate the eye of the patient and deliver the fluid to an interior of an eye to maintain intraocular pressure during a surgical procedure. The ophthalmic illuminated infusion line may also include an optical fiber coupled to the infusion arrangement and configured to penetrate the eye of the patient with the flow tube and transmit light to illuminate the interior of the eye during the surgical procedure at the same time that the flow tube delivers the fluid to the interior of the eye.

Illuminated ophthalmic infusion line and associated devices, systems, and methods

A sensor () for detecting a state of a fluid within a microfluidic plate () is disclosed. The sensor () comprises at least a first planar electrode () and a second planar electrode () arranged parallel to one another so as to form an electric capacitor (). The first planar electrode () and the second planar electrode () are configured to generate an electric field () within the fluid, wherein the sensor () is configured to detect the state of the fluid by means of a capacitance of the electric capacitor (). Further, a system () for controlling a preparation of a sample including a fluid is disclosed. Furthermore, a method for detecting a state of a fluid within a microfluidic plate () is disclosed.

Sensor for detecting a state of a fluid within a microfluidic plate, system for controlling a preparation of a sample including a fluid and method for detecting a state of a fluid within a microfluidic plate

An illuminated microsurgical instrument is provided herein that includes a microsurgical instrument having a tubular member arranged to treat patient tissue at a surgical site, the tubular member having a distal tip, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a lumen. The outer surface has a notch formed therein. The illuminated microsurgical instrument further includes an optical fiber arranged to deliver light to the surgical site. The optical fiber includes a proximal end arranged to receive a light beam from a light source and also includes a curved distal end arranged to emit light adjacent to the distal tip. A portion of the curved distal end is positioned within the notch and curves away from the tubular member.

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Lucerne, Switzerland

Thomas Kern