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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventors:
Gerry Brundage, Pottsboro, TX (US);
Mark Alan Hopkins, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Pooria Sharif Kashani, Irvine, CA (US);
Connor Meehan, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant 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 1/0035 (2014.02); A61M 1/0058 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for a diaphragm-based fluidics aspiration system is disclosed. The aspiration system includes a waste reservoir configured to hold a vacuum pressure; an aspiration connection; a vacuum pinch valve including a first outlet fluidically coupled to the waste reservoir; a second outlet fluidically coupled to the aspiration connection; a fluid channel; and an actuator configured to alter a cross-sectional area of the fluid channel.