Control of pulse duty cycle based upon footswitch displacement
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1. A phacoemulsification apparatus comprising:
- a phacoemulsification handpiece having a needle, and an electric circuit having one or more piezoelectric transducers, having an electrical load, for ultrasonically vibrating said needle;
a power source configured to provide a pulse of electrical power to the handpiece having a pulse duty cycle, a drive voltage, and a frequency that causes the needle to be driven along its longitudinal axis;
an input enabling a surgeon to select an ultrasonic pulse amplitude and the pulse duty cycle supplied to the handpiece;
a computer programmed to adjust the power in response to the selected pulse amplitude and to adjust the pulse duty cycle in response to the selected pulse duty cycle, wherein said computer is enabled to control the power source to provide the pulse of electrical power at a surgeon selectable rate of between about 25 and about 2000 pulses per second, further wherein the computer is configured to adjust the drive voltage of the electrical power in response to a change in the electrical load of the one or more piezoelectric transducers during operation.
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Abstract
Phacoemulsification apparatus includes a phacoemulsification handpiece having a needle and an electrical circuitry for ultrasonic vibrating the needle. A power source provides pulsed electrical power to the handpiece electrical circuitry and an input is provided for enabling a surgeon to select an amplitude of dislighted pulses and a pulse width. A control system and pulse duty cycle is provided for controlling the off duty cycle to insure heat dissipation before a subsequent pulse is activated, including a foot pedal switch.
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1. A phacoemulsification apparatus comprising:
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a phacoemulsification handpiece having a needle, and an electric circuit having one or more piezoelectric transducers, having an electrical load, for ultrasonically vibrating said needle; a power source configured to provide a pulse of electrical power to the handpiece having a pulse duty cycle, a drive voltage, and a frequency that causes the needle to be driven along its longitudinal axis; an input enabling a surgeon to select an ultrasonic pulse amplitude and the pulse duty cycle supplied to the handpiece; a computer programmed to adjust the power in response to the selected pulse amplitude and to adjust the pulse duty cycle in response to the selected pulse duty cycle, wherein said computer is enabled to control the power source to provide the pulse of electrical power at a surgeon selectable rate of between about 25 and about 2000 pulses per second, further wherein the computer is configured to adjust the drive voltage of the electrical power in response to a change in the electrical load of the one or more piezoelectric transducers during operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
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8. A phacoemulsification apparatus comprising:
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a phacoemulsification handpiece having a needle and an electrical circuit having one or more piezoelectric transducers, having an electrical load, for ultrasonically vibrating said needle; a power source configured to apply a period of electrical power, having a drive voltage, to the handpiece, wherein the power within the period is applied at a frequency that causes the needle to be driven generally along its longitudinal axis; an input enabling a surgeon to select a power amplitude and a duration of the period; and a computer programmed to respond to the selected power amplitude and the selected duration of the period of electrical power, wherein the computer enables a selection of a duration of less than twenty (20) milliseconds, and further wherein the computer is programmed to adjust the drive voltage of the electrical power in response to a change in the electrical load of the one or inure piezoelectric transducers during operation; wherein said computer controls the power source to provide said period of electrical power repeatedly at a surgeon selectable rate of between about 25 and about 2000 pulses per second. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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16. A phacoemulsification apparatus comprising:
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a phacoemulsification handpiece having a needle and an electric circuit having one or more piezoelectric transducers, having an electrical load, for ultrasonically vibrating said needle; a power source configured to provide electrical power to the handpiece having a drive voltage, and a frequency that causes the needle to be driven along its longitudinal axis; a control unit configured to enable electrical power to be provided to the handpiece in pulses having a pulse duty cycle and that adjusts drive voltage of the electrical power in response to a change in the electrical load of the one or more piezoelectric transducers during operation; and a footswitch operatively coupled to the control unit, wherein the control unit is further configured to enable a surgeon to vary the pulse duty cycle as a function of displacement of the footswitch and that enables the surgeon to reduce a pulse to less than 20 milliseconds; wherein the control unit is further configured to enable the pulses to be delivered to the handpiece at a surgeon selectable rate of between about 25 and about 2000 pulses per second. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A phacoemulsification apparatus comprising:
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a phacoemulsification handpiece having a needle and an electric circuit having one or more piezoelectric transducers, having an electrical load, for ultrasonically vibrating said needle; a power source configured to provide electrical power, having a drive voltage, to the electric circuit of the handpiece; a control unit configured to enable electrical power to be provided to the handpiece in pulses, having a pulse duty cycle, at a surgeon selectable repetition rate of between about 25 and about 2000 pulses per second and further configured to increase the drive voltage of the electrical power in response to an increase in the electrical load of the one or more piezoelectric transducers and to decrease the drive voltage of the electrical power in response to a decrease in the electrical load during operation; and a footswitch operatively coupled to the control unit, wherein the control unit is further configured to enable a surgeon to vary the pulse duty cycle as a function of displacement of the footswitch.
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