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Surgical console

US9505505B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

13References

3Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Novartis AG · CH

Inventors

Mark Hopkins · Mission Viejo, US
John C. Huculak · Laguna Niguel, US
Denis Turner · Vista, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 1, 2014
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 11, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF17C2270/02
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ophthalmic surgical system for filling a syringe with a retinal tamponading gas is disclosed. The system includes a surgical console having a user interface, a computer, first and second bottles containing pressurized retinal tamponading gases, and a port for fluidly coupling to an automatic gas filling consumable including a syringe. A user selects a particular retinal tamponading gas via the user interface, and the system fills the syringe.

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