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Methods and systems for controlling aspiration flow rate

Grant US12594372B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026

Assignee

Alcon Inc.

Inventors

Raphael Gordon

Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a surgical system comprising a pump motor configured to couple to a pump for pumping material through a probe, wherein the probe is connected to the pump through a connector. The surgical system also comprises a control module configured to determine a real-time flow rate through the probe and adjust a current pump rate of the pump to achieve a target flow rate, wherein the current pump rate is adjusted based on the real-time flow rate.

CPC Classifications

A61M 2205/3365 A61M 2205/3334 A61M 1/73 A61M 1/74 A61M 1/77 A61M 1/0023 A61M 1/0058 A61M 3/0283 A61F 9/007

Filing Date

2019-11-22

Application No.

16691675

Claims

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