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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
May. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventors:
Mark Harrison Farley, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Alireza Mirsepassi, Irvine, CA (US);
Michael J. Papac, North Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61F 9/00781 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method and system provide a surgical infusion device including a cannula and an optical fiber coupled with the cannula. The cannula has a channel therethrough and an outside diameter. The channel has an inside diameter that is smaller than the outside diameter. The optical fiber is coupled with the cannula. At least a portion of the optical fiber coupled with the cannula has a diameter of not more than one half the inside diameter.