Suction control device for an apparatus used in microsurgery in

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1998-01-21

2000-04-18

Coggins, Wynn Wood

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Material introduced into and removed from body through...

604 35, A61M 300

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060509716

ABSTRACT:
Suction control device intended to be fitted on an apparatus used in surgery, in particular in ophthalmic microsurgery, said apparatus comprising a handpiece (1) which may or may not be fitted with an ultrasound transducer for fragmenting a body which is to be extracted from the eye, and equipped with an orifice (17) for suctioning debris and connected to a system for pump-activated suctioning of liquid containing debris, characterized in that it includes means (18, 20) which, in the event of at least partial obstruction of the suction orifice (17) of the handpiece (1), are used for maintaining a continuous circulation of liquid between the active end of the handpiece and the pump-activated suctioning system of the apparatus.

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