PHACOEMULSIFICATION FLOW RATE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A phacoemulsification flow rate detecting system, comprising:
- at least one channel through which a fluid flows during the phacoemulsification;
at least one flow meter in fluid communication with the at least one channel;
a sensor operative to measure the flow meter; and
a processor in data communication with the sensor and operative to calculate the flow rate of the fluid flow based at least in part on the measure of the flow meter.
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Abstract
A phacoemulsification flow rate detection system and method for directly measuring the rate of fluid flowing into and out of the eye during a cataract operation.
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1. A phacoemulsification flow rate detecting system, comprising:
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at least one channel through which a fluid flows during the phacoemulsification; at least one flow meter in fluid communication with the at least one channel; a sensor operative to measure the flow meter; and a processor in data communication with the sensor and operative to calculate the flow rate of the fluid flow based at least in part on the measure of the flow meter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of detecting a fluid flow rate during an eye operation, comprising:
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aspirating a fluid from the eye through a fluid path during an eye operation; measuring the fluid flowing through the fluid path with a sensor; and calculating with a processor in data communication with the sensor of the rate of the fluid flow based at least in part on the fluid measurement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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