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Pre-alignment surgical cassette interface

  • US 10,265,217 B2
  • Filed: 07/17/2013
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A phacoemulsification surgical console, comprising:

  • a cassette receiver including a receiving space suitable for receiving a surgical cassette inserted horizontally through an opening in a vertical surface of the cassette receiver;

    a controller suitable for controlling provided aspects of a phacoemulsification provided at least partially by the phacoemulsification surgical console; and

    a pre-alignment feature along a lower portion of the surgical console, under and proximate to the cassette receiver, extending outwardly from the lower portion, and suitable for aligning the surgical cassette to the cassette receiver, wherein,the pre-alignment feature contacts a portion of a housing of the surgical cassette, andthe pre-alignment feature comprising a shelf including multiple shelf components extending in a longitudinal direction and defining a plurality of slots spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction, the plurality of slots extending vertically to the receiving space from the lower portion.

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