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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2015
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Robert G. Raney, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Michael Claus, Irvine, CA (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 systems for automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe are disclosed. 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, and applied to the probe in a pulsed manner.