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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffery B. Alvarez, Redwood City, CA (US);
David Mintz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Fred Moll, San Francisco, CA (US);
Barry Seibel, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Assignee:
Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3203 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3203 (2013.01); A61F 9/007 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02);
Abstract
A water jet instrument may be used for manually performing eye surgery such as, cataract, or perform micro-surgery (remove cartilage), or any emulsification technique. The water jet instrument may be manually controlled or controlled by a system with a robotic control. The water jet apparatus defines a jet cutting area that is based at least in part on a flow rate meter and a feedback loop.