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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Nader Nazarifar, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Laurens J. Drost, Ithaca, NY (US);
Yuri M. Shkarlet, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Inventors:
Nader Nazarifar, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Laurens J. Drost, Ithaca, NY (US);
Yuri M. Shkarlet, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Alcon, Inc., Hunenberg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/66 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An elastomeric acoustic coupler formed by molding a thermoplastic or silicone rubber into a recess of a surgical cassette housing. The coupling has a raised pad to aid in the removal of all air between the transducer and the fluid conduit, and to provide an efficient transmission of an ultrasound signal into the fluid conduit.