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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2021
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Zheng Zhang, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Wayne Wong, Irvine, CA (US);
Young Kim, Buena Park, CA (US);
Abraham Hajishah, Irvine, CA (US);
Summer Kraai, Tustin, CA (US);
William Ade, Vista, CA (US);
Dan Peters, Temecula, CA (US);
Tamara Evans, Irvine, CA (US);
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and a method for managing occlusions and reducing eye tissue damage during phacoemulsification surgery. More specifically, the present invention provides automated control of the application of ultrasonic energy to a partial or full occlusion of a surgical tool. The present invention measures the vacuum pressure and automatically adjusts the application of ultrasonic energy when the vacuum pressure indicates an occlusion or an occlusion break.