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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. | - | - | - | - | - |