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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Nicolei R. King, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
David L. Williams, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nicolei R. King, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
David L. Williams, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); F04B 43/12 (2006.01); G01F 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical system having a console that receives a cassette with a rigid fluid channel formed into a rigid plastic component or housing. The housing serves as a substrate for an elastomeric acoustic coupling that can be formed on the housing outside of the fluid channel. The acoustic transducer is elastically mounted within the console, such as on a spring, so as to provide a relatively constant force between the transducer and the acoustic coupling when the cassette is installed in the console.