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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Mark A. Hopkins, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
John C. Huculak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Kirk W. Todd, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Roger Thomas, Tustin, CA (US);
Shawn X. Gao, Irvine, CA (US);
Nader Nazarifar, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Hopkins, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
John C. Huculak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Kirk W. Todd, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Roger Thomas, Tustin, CA (US);
Shawn X. Gao, Irvine, CA (US);
Nader Nazarifar, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microsurgical system capable of controlling aspiration and detecting an occlusion via monitoring a change in either suction flow rate or suction impedance.