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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2018
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Joshua Dean, Oceanside, CA (US);
Nicholas Max Gunn, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Andrew David Johnson, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Abstract
A handheld reciprocating surgical tool may contain an inertial damper to counteract the momentum of a diaphragm assembly of the reciprocating surgical tool. A momentum of the inertial damper may be tuned such that the momentum of the inertial damper is comparable in magnitude and opposite in direction to a momentum of the diaphragm assembly. The diaphragm assembly may include a cutting tool. The combined momentum of a diaphragm assembly and the inertial damper may result in a reduced net momentum, which may reduce vibration of the reciprocating surgical tool haptically experienced by a surgeon, thereby improving surgeon comfort.