Pre-alignment surgical cassette interface
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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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Abstract
A phacoemulsification surgical console, and a related system and method. The console, system and method may include a cassette receiver suitable for receiving a surgical cassette, a controller suitable for controlling provided aspects of the phacoemulsification; and a pre-alignment feature along a lower portion under and proximate to the cassette receiver, extending outwardly from the lower portion, and suitable for aligning the surgical cassette to the cassette receiver. The pre-alignment feature may comprise a shelf.
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1. A phacoemulsification surgical console, comprising:
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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, and the 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18)
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15. A phacoemulsification system, comprising:
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a surgical cassette; and a surgical console, comprising; a cassette receiver including a receiving space suitable for receiving the surgical cassette horizontally through an opening in a vertical surface of the cassette receiver, a controller suitable for controlling provided aspects of a phacoemulsification at least partially provided by the phacoemulsification system; 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, and the 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. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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