OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CASSETTES WITH IDENTIFICATION FEATURES
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1. An ophthalmic surgical cassette for use with an ophthalmic surgical console, the ophthalmic surgical cassette comprising:
- a rigid-walled container having an interior volume for collecting aspirant fluid and/or tissue;
a manifold base, including an irrigation tube for coupling an irrigation source, an aspiration tube for coupling an ophthalmic surgical handpiece, and an identification feature for indicating a cassette type to an ophthalmic surgical console, the manifold base being removeably attached to the rigid-walled container; and
whereby the ophthalmic surgical console detects the identification feature to enable, based on the cassette type, at least one surgical function.
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Abstract
An ophthalmic surgical cassette for use with an ophthalmic surgical console. The ophthalmic surgical cassette includes a rigid-walled container having an interior volume for collecting aspirant fluid and/or tissue, and a manifold base, including an irrigation tube for coupling an irrigation source, an aspiration tube for coupling an ophthalmic surgical handpiece, and an identification feature for indicating a cassette type to an ophthalmic surgical console. The manifold base is removeably attached to the rigid-walled container.
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1. An ophthalmic surgical cassette for use with an ophthalmic surgical console, the ophthalmic surgical cassette comprising:
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a rigid-walled container having an interior volume for collecting aspirant fluid and/or tissue; a manifold base, including an irrigation tube for coupling an irrigation source, an aspiration tube for coupling an ophthalmic surgical handpiece, and an identification feature for indicating a cassette type to an ophthalmic surgical console, the manifold base being removeably attached to the rigid-walled container; and whereby the ophthalmic surgical console detects the identification feature to enable, based on the cassette type, at least one surgical function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An ophthalmic surgical cassette for use with an ophthalmic surgical console, the ophthalmic surgical cassette comprising:
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a rigid-walled container having an interior volume for collecting aspirant fluid and/or tissue and a fluid level indicator for refracting light generated by an ophthalmic surgical console to indicate a level of aspirant fluid and/or tissue within the rigid-walled container; a manifold base removeably attached to the rigid-walled container, the manifold base, including an irrigation tube for coupling an irrigation source, an aspiration tube for coupling an ophthalmic surgical handpiece, and a refraction element for indicating a cassette type to the ophthalmic surgical console, the refraction element being disposed inline with the fluid level indicator; and whereby the cassette type and the level of aspirant fluid and/or tissue are detectable by a photo-detector included in the ophthalmic surgical console.
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7. An ophthalmic surgery pump system for use during an ophthalmic surgery procedure, the ophthalmic surgery pump system comprising:
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an ophthalmic surgical cassette including a rigid-walled container and a manifold base removeably attached to the rigid-walled container, the manifold base, including an irrigation tube, an aspiration tube, and an identification feature for indicating a cassette type; and an ophthalmic surgical console, including a detector disposed adjacent to the ophthalmic surgical cassette for detecting the identification feature and a processor operably coupled to the detector for enabling, based on the cassette type, at least one surgical function. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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