Thermal mode phaco apparatus and method
US6083193A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00199
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Control apparatus for an ultrasonic phacoemulsification handpiece utilizes flow rates and temperature measurements as well as power provided to a handpiece for calculating an energy balance over a time interval and in response thereto, regulating power and/or fluid flow to and from the handpiece.
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