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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2024
Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag, Jena, DE;
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, DE;
Abstract
An ophthalmic surgical device includes an irrigation line for irrigation fluid flowing from an irrigation container to a handpiece and an aspiration line for aspiration fluid flowing from the handpiece to a collecting container. A first volumetric flow rate determination apparatus is arranged upstream of the handpiece and determines a first volumetric flow rate in the irrigation line. A second volumetric flow rate determination apparatus is arranged downstream of the handpiece and determines a second volumetric flow rate in the aspiration line. An occlusion determination apparatus acquires a time curve of the first volumetric flow rate and a time curve of the second volumetric flow rate, to compare with stored time curves of the first volumetric flow rate for different occlusion states and stored time curves of the second volumetric flow rate for different occlusion states, and to determine a current occlusion state in the aspiration line therefrom.