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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventor:
Satish Yalamanchili, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61M 3/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00745 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61F 9/00763 (2013.01); A61M 1/0031 (2013.01); A61M 1/0058 (2013.01); A61M 1/0064 (2013.01); A61M 3/0283 (2013.01); A61M 1/0033 (2014.02); A61M 2210/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract
An acoustic streaming arrangement supplements irrigation flow to a surgical site. The acoustic streaming arrangement may include an irrigation conduit configured to carry an irrigation fluid to a surgical site, a selectively vibrating flow generator having a sharp edge, and a driving device configured to selectively vibrate the flow generator to create a streaming fluid flow in a direction away from the sharp edge through the irrigation conduit. Systems and methods are also disclosed.