Device, system and method for assessing attitude and alignment of a surgical cassette

Patent Number: 9386922

Patent Date: 2016-07-12

Patent type: utility

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.

Inventors

First Name Last Name City State Country
Mark W. Ross - - -
James B. Gerg - - -
Kyle E Lynn - - -
Lauren M Hickey - - -

IPCs

Section Class Sub Class Group Sub Group
A 61 B 3 16
A 61 M 1 00
A 61 F 9 007

Assignee

Organization First Name Last Name City State Country
Abbott Medical Optics Inc. - - - - -