Fluid dynamics control
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11771818B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-03

    申请号:US17382038

    申请日:2021-07-21

    IPC分类号: A61M1/00 A61F9/007 A61M39/22

    摘要: In some embodiments, a fluid dynamics system includes a solenoid valve including a valve body including ports including an inlet port and an outlet port, and a valve cavity having a direction of elongation and configured to provide fluid connectivity between respective ones of the ports, a solenoid coil disposed in the valve body around valve cavity, and a plunger comprising a permanent magnet, and configured to move back-and-forth along the direction of elongation between a first position and a second position in the valve cavity selectively controlling the fluid connectivity between respective ones of the ports, and a controller configured to apply at least one current to the solenoid coil to selectively move the plunger between the first position and the second position, and to selectively maintain the plunger in the first position and the second position.

    PHACOEMULSIFICATION IRRIGATION APPARATUS WITH LOAD CELL AND OPTICAL SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20230039864A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17749421

    申请日:2022-05-20

    IPC分类号: A61M3/02

    摘要: A system includes an enclosure, an irrigation retainer, one or more sensors, and a processor. The irrigation retainer is coupled with the enclosure and configured to accept an irrigation container holding irrigation fluid for pumping to a phacoemulsification handpiece. The one or more sensors are coupled with the irrigation retainer and configured to provide at least one signal indicative of a remaining amount of the irrigation fluid. The processor is configured to receive the at least one signal, and in response to the at least one signal, output an estimation of the remaining amount of the irrigation fluid in the irrigation container or an estimation of the amount of irrigation fluid used.

    EQUALIZING MULTI-CHANNEL DRIVING SIGNALS OF SEGMENTED PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTALS

    公开(公告)号:US20230240889A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-03

    申请号:US17590184

    申请日:2022-02-01

    IPC分类号: A61F9/007 B06B1/02

    摘要: A system and method for driving a medical probe. The system including a processor configured to apply respective harmonic electrical signals to two or more piezoelectric crystals coupled with a tip of the medical probe so as to cause the tip to vibrate; and a balancer, which is configured to iteratively adjust the signals to equalize a selected parameter of the signals, so as to cause the tip to vibrate at a predefined trajectory. The method including applying respective harmonic electrical signals to two or more piezoelectric crystals coupled with a tip of the medical probe so as to cause the tip to vibrate. The signals are iteratively adjusted to equalize a selected parameter of the signals, so as to cause the tip to vibrate at a predefined trajectory.

    EVALUATION OF PHACOEMULSIFICATION DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20220339032A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17236221

    申请日:2021-04-21

    IPC分类号: A61F9/007 A61M1/00

    摘要: A phacoemulsification simulation apparatus includes a trigger device, at least two sensors, and a processor. The trigger device configured to apply, to fluid at an inlet of a needle of a phacoemulsifier, a pressure profile as a function of time in response to an input waveform. The at least two sensors are configured to measure a pressure of the fluid at respective points in the phacoemulsification simulation apparatus. The processor is configured to (a) drive the trigger device with the input waveform, thereby causing the trigger device to apply the pressure profile to the inlet while the fluid is aspirated via an aspiration line, (b) receive measurements of the pressure of the fluid from the at least two sensors, and (c) analyze an aspiration performance of the phacoemulsifier in response to the measurements.

    AVOIDING VORTICES DURING PHACOEMULSIFICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230338189A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US17728356

    申请日:2022-04-25

    发明人: Amit Fuchs

    IPC分类号: A61F9/007

    CPC分类号: A61F9/00745

    摘要: A system and method for operating a medical probe, the method including driving a tip of the medical probe to cause rotation of the tip (i) in a clockwise trajectory in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis during first time intervals, and (ii) in a counterclockwise trajectory in the plane during second time intervals that are interleaved with the first time intervals.

    ON-THE-FLY TUNING FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ULTRASONIC HANDPIECES

    公开(公告)号:US20230149213A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-18

    申请号:US17529713

    申请日:2021-11-18

    发明人: Amit Fuchs

    IPC分类号: A61F9/007

    摘要: A method for tuning a phacoemulsification probe during a procedure for treating an eye. The method includes vibrating a piezoelectric actuator of the phacoemulsification probe, by applying to the piezoelectric actuator a tuning signal that (i) covers an operational bandwidth of the phacoemulsification probe and (ii) has an initial power level that is lower than a normal power level set for treating the eye. The tuning signal is measured during an initial signal tuning session. An operating frequency for the phacoemulsification probe is derived from the measured tuning signal. A driving signal, having the normal power level and the derived operating frequency, is applied to the piezoelectric actuator.