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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2017
Abbott Medical Optics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Robert G. Raney, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Michael J. Claus, Lakewood Ranch, FL (US);
James Gerg, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Wayne S. Wong, Irvine, CA (US);
David A. King, Pleasanton, CA (US);
James W. Staggs, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Fred Lee, Irvine, CA (US);
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for automatically switching different aspiration levels to an ocular probe are disclosed herein. The probe may be a phacoemulsification probe. A first aspiration level, supplied by a first pump, may be applied to the probe simultaneously with ultrasonic energy. A second aspiration level, supplied by a second pump, may be automatically switched from the first aspiration level. Control feed back of the pumps may be varied according to set thresholds.