US 12,446,989 B2
Dual port pneumatic connector
Daryl Anacleto, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed by Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/753,032.
Application 18/753,032 is a continuation of application No. 17/079,732, filed on Oct. 26, 2020, granted, now 12,048,597.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/927,854, filed on Oct. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0341906 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/37 (2016.02) [A61F 9/00763 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pneumatic dual port connector (PDPC) configured to be coupled to an interface component of a surgical console, the PDPC comprising:
a shaft, comprising:
a first connector channel having a first distal end and a first proximal end, wherein:
at the first distal end the first connector channel is configured to be coupled to a first tube that is coupled to a surgical tool;
at the first proximal end the first connector channel is configured to be coupled to a first interface channel of the interface component;
a second connector channel having a second distal end and a second proximal end, wherein:
at the second distal end the second connector channel is configured to be coupled to a second tube that is coupled to the surgical tool;
at the second proximal end the second connector channel is configured to be coupled to a second interface channel of the interface component, wherein:
the surgical console is configured to provide pressurized gas to the first connector channel and the second connector channel through the first interface channel and the second interface channel respectively; and
the pressurized gas travels through the first tube and the second tube to reach and activate the surgical tool; and
one or more first rotational locking features configured to couple the PDPC to the interface component through engaging the PDPC with the interface component as the PDPC is rotated in a first direction at least partially around a longitudinal axis that is parallel to the shaft, and the one or more first rotational locking features are configured to uncouple the PDPC from the interface component through rotating the PDPC in a second direction, opposite from the first direction.