METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR A WATER JET

• US 20140309649A1
• Filed: 01/17/2014
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Auris Health, Inc. (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Alvarez, Jeffery B., Mintz, David
• Granted Patent: US 10,231,867 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/107
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3203 Fluid jet cutting instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/30 Surgical robots
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/00736 Instruments for removal of intra-ocular material or intra-ocular injection, e.g. cataract instruments A61F9/008 takes precedence

Abstract

A water jet instrument may be used for manually performing eye surgery such as, cataract, or perform micro-surgery (remove cartilage), or any emulsification technique. The water jet instrument may be manually controlled or controlled by a system with a robotic control. The water jet apparatus defines a jet cutting area that is based at least in part on a flow rate meter and a feedback loop.

Claims

1. A system is configured for medical operation comprising:

an instrument drive mechanism;

a water jet device, configurable to be coupled a robotic control system via the instrument drive mechanism, with a jet cutting area that is based at least in party on a flow rate meter with a feedback loop; and

the medical operation to be performed according to a predetermined workflow.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the medical operation is an eye cataract surgery.

3. A system is configured for medical operation comprising:

an instrument drive mechanism;

a water jet device with an aspiration function, configurable to be coupled a robotic control system via the instrument drive mechanism, with a jet cutting area that is based at least in party on a flow rate meter with a feedback loop; and

the medical operation to be performed according to a predetermined workflow.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the medical operation is an eye cataract surgery.

5. A system is configured for medical operation comprising:

an instrument drive mechanism;

a water jet device with an aspiration and a flush function, configurable to be coupled a robotic control system via the instrument drive mechanism, with a jet cutting area that is based at least in party on a flow rate meter with a feedback loop; and

the medical operation to be performed according to a predetermined workflow.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the medical operation is an eye cataract surgery.