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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventors:
Kirk Wellington Todd, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Johan Gustaf Ekvall, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Paul J. Essex, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Steven T. Charles, Memphis, TN (US);
Nicholas Max Gunn, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/178 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/178 (2013.01); A61F 9/00763 (2013.01); G10K 11/17875 (2018.01); A61B 2017/00544 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01); G10K 2210/109 (2013.01); G10K 2210/116 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3026 (2013.01);
Abstract
Active noise cancellation is employed to address unwanted acoustical noise generated by various equipment associated with an ophthalmic surgical system. Active noise cancellation may be used within a chassis of the ophthalmic surgical system, within an air compressor used with the ophthalmic surgical system, and within a reciprocating surgical probe used with the ophthalmic surgical system.