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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventors:
Andrew Mason Hahn, Anaheim, CA (US);
Andrew David Johnson, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Brian William McDonell, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Rue Louis-d'affry, Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0031 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3344 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system assist a physician in controlling pressure in a line during a surgery. The method includes filtering a vacuum signal such that portions of the vacuum signal having a frequency greater than a threshold frequency (e.g., ten Hz) are not passed. Thus a filtered vacuum signal is provided. The method also includes providing a control signal to a vacuum source. The control signal is selected from the vacuum signal and the filtered vacuum signal. The vacuum source provides a vacuum having a level based on the control signal.