US 12,478,447 B2
Ophthalmic surgical systems, methods, and devices
Jeffrey David Brennan, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Mark Humayun, Glendale, CA (US)
Assigned to Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed by Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/209,442.
Application 17/209,442 is a continuation of application No. 15/970,349, filed on May 3, 2018, granted, now 10,987,183.
Application 15/970,349 is a continuation of application No. 14/608,915, filed on Jan. 29, 2015, granted, now 9,962,226, issued on May 7, 2018.
Application 14/608,915 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/554,865, filed on Nov. 26, 2014, granted, now 10,537,472, issued on Jan. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/091,384, filed on Dec. 12, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/990,021, filed on May 7, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/924,164, filed on Jan. 6, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/910,112, filed on Nov. 28, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0175484 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 50/33 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 46/00 (2016.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/20 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 46/10 (2016.02) [A61B 50/20 (2016.02); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 50/33 (2016.02); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61F 9/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00207 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00902 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 46/00 (2016.02); A61B 2050/0051 (2016.02); A61B 2050/3008 (2016.02); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61B 90/20 (2016.02); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
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1. A surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon during a surgical procedure, the surgical apparatus comprising:
one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs configured to be unsealed before a surgical procedure and disposed of after a single or a limited number of surgical procedures, the one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs comprising a sterile infusion module and a sterile aspiration module, wherein the sterile infusion module is separable from the sterile aspiration module, the sterile infusion and aspiration modules each comprising:
a housing comprising walls sized and configured to be removably received in a recess of a reusable support structure, and at least one outer surface configured to be part of a sterile field of the surgical procedure;
a pump for pumping fluids into or out of a surgical site; and
a motor coupled to the pump for rotating a rotor of the pump,
wherein the housing further comprises an electrical interface configured to receive electrical power from the reusable support structure for powering the motor,
wherein the sterile infusion module is configured to pump fluids into the surgical site, and the sterile aspiration module is configured to pump fluids out of the surgical site.