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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2007
Bruno Dacquay, Irvine, CA (US);
Cesario Dos Santos, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
James Foster, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Casey Lind, Irvine, CA (US);
Raffi Pinedjian, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Robert Sanchez, Oceanside, CA (US);
Bruno Dacquay, Irvine, CA (US);
Cesario Dos Santos, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
James Foster, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Casey Lind, Irvine, CA (US);
Raffi Pinedjian, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Robert Sanchez, Oceanside, CA (US);
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
An ophthalmic injection system has a tip segment attachable to and removable from a limited reuse assembly. The tip segment has a dispensing chamber housing, a plunger, a needle, a temperature control device, a thermal sensor, and a first housing at least partially enclosing the dispensing chamber housing, the temperature control device and the plunger. The limited reuse assembly has an actuator with a shaft, a power source for providing power to the actuator, a controller for controlling the actuator, a mechanical linkage interface, and a second housing at least partially enclosing the power source, the controller, and the actuator. The mechanical linkage interface is coupled to the actuator shaft and has a mating surface on one end. The substance is injected after the temperature of the substance is altered.