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US 12,697,249 B2

Irrigation in a phacoemulsification system

US 12,697,249 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Inventors
Assaf Govari; Eran Aharon; Yehuda Algawi; Ilya Sitnitsky
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2022-04-07
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,697,249 B2 · US12697249 · 12697249

Abstract

In one example, a phacoemulsification system includes a phacoemulsification probe including a distal end comprising a needle, and a piezoelectric crystal configured to vibrate the needle so as to emulsify a lens of an eye, an irrigation reservoir configured to store irrigation fluid, an irrigation line extending from the irrigation reservoir to the distal end of phacoemulsification probe, a pumping sub-system configured to pump the irrigation fluid from the irrigation reservoir to the distal end of the phacoemulsification probe via the irrigation line, and a pressure damping insert disposed in…

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