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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Wayne S. Wong, Irvine, CA (US);
Jon D. Jacobson, Irvine, CA (US);
Tapan M. Patel, Chino Hills, CA (US);
James W. Staggs, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Wayne S. Wong, Irvine, CA (US);
Jon D. Jacobson, Irvine, CA (US);
Tapan M. Patel, Chino Hills, CA (US);
James W. Staggs, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Abbott Medical Optics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling vacuum within phacoemulsification systems are described. The phacoemulsification system may include a handpiece having a needle coupled to a power source configured to cause the needle to be ultrasonically vibrated, and an aspiration source. The system further includes a footpedal that defines a first position and a second position and a computer program product, operatively coupled to the handpiece and the footpedal, having a non-transitory computer-usable medium having a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to execute a process that controls power from the power source and vacuum from the aspiration source applied to the handpiece.