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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Kenneth E. Kadziauskas, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Paul W. Rockley, Corona del Mar, CA (US);
Mark Schafer, Ambler, PA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth E. Kadziauskas, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Paul W. Rockley, Corona del Mar, CA (US);
Mark Schafer, Ambler, PA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Medical Optics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00745 (2013.01); B06B 1/023 (2013.01); B06B 1/0253 (2013.01); B06B 1/0215 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00176 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00194 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00666 (2013.01); B06B 2201/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for delivering energy during a surgical procedure such as phacoemulsification is provided. The method and apparatus include delivering energy during a surgical procedure, including applying energy at a level and for a time period sufficient to induce transient cavitation, and reducing applied energy after applying energy during a second nonzero lower energy period.