Pre-Alignment Surgical Cassette Interface
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1. A phacoemulsification surgical console, comprising:
- a cassette receiver suitable for receiving a surgical cassette;
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 under and proximate to the cassette receiver, extending outwardly from the lower portion, and suitable for aligning the surgical cassette to the cassette receiver.
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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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24 Claims
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1. A phacoemulsification surgical console, comprising:
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a cassette receiver suitable for receiving a surgical cassette; 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 under and proximate to the cassette receiver, extending outwardly from the lower portion, and suitable for aligning the surgical cassette to the cassette receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of receiving a cassette to a console of a phacoemulsification system, comprising:
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receiving a bottom portion of the cassette upon a pre-alignment feature adjacent to a lower portion of a cassette receiver of the console; and receiving a top portion of the cassette into an upper portion of the cassette receiver upon rotation of the top portion of the cassette into the upper portion of the cassette receiver about an axis along contact points between the cassette and the pre-alignment feature. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A phacoemulsification system, comprising:
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a surgical cassette; and a surgical console, comprising; a cassette receiver suitable for receiving the surgical cassette, 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 under and proximate to the cassette receiver, extending outwardly from the lower portion, and suitable for aligning the surgical cassette to the cassette receiver. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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