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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tammo Heeren, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
John C. Dunne, Jr., Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Matthew Flowers, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00745 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01); A61M 2205/121 (2013.01); A61M 2205/122 (2013.01); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for detecting and/or capturing a cassette is disclosed. The cassette capture mechanism may be used with a surgical console of a surgical system, wherein the system has a cassette receiving area having at least two alignment sensors and a plurality of capture plungers; and at least two capture hooks which may engage with a cassette, wherein at least one of the at least two alignment sensors produces a signal indicative of the presence of a cassette.