Testing of pressure sensor in surgical cassette
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1. A method of determining the accuracy of a pressure sensor in a surgical cassette, comprising the steps of:
- providing a surgical cassette having a pressure sensor, said pressure sensor having a diaphragm;
providing a surgical console with a cassette receiving area;
disposing said cassette in said cassette receiving area;
displacing said diaphragm a pre-defined amount of displacement;
measuring a force exerted on said diaphragm by said displacing step; and
determining an accuracy of said pressure sensor by comparing said force measured in said measuring step to a pre-defined force for said pre-defined amount of displacement.
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Abstract
A method of determining the accuracy of a pressure sensor in a surgical cassette is disclosed. The method involves displacing a diaphragm of the sensor a pre-defined amount of displacement, and measuring the force exerted on the diaphragm by the displacing step. The accuracy of the pressure sensor is determined by comparing the force measured in the measuring step to a pre-defined force for the pre-defined amount of displacement.
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1. A method of determining the accuracy of a pressure sensor in a surgical cassette, comprising the steps of:
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providing a surgical cassette having a pressure sensor, said pressure sensor having a diaphragm;
providing a surgical console with a cassette receiving area;
disposing said cassette in said cassette receiving area;
displacing said diaphragm a pre-defined amount of displacement;
measuring a force exerted on said diaphragm by said displacing step; and
determining an accuracy of said pressure sensor by comparing said force measured in said measuring step to a pre-defined force for said pre-defined amount of displacement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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