Device, system and method for assessing attitude and alignment of a surgical cassette
US9386922B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method of receiving a cassette to a console of a phacoemulsification system. The system and method may include receiving the cassette in close proximity to a cassette receptacle comprising a receiving surface, sensing variations in at least two variable resistances mounted respectively diagonally about the receiving surface, and comparing the variations as between the at least two variable resistances to assess an attitude of the cassette. The system and method may optionally include clamping the cassette responsively to the comparing step.
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