System and method to augment irrigation pressure and to maintain IOP during post occlusion surge
Variables of a surgical system are detected or received via one or more sensors to predict an intraocular pressure (IOP) and/or determine an IOP in real time during a surgical procedure. A notification to a surgeon or a target IOP is set and maintained as determined by Static IOP, dynamic IOP, and/or a total IOP combining both static and dynamic IOP of the anterior chamber of a patient's eye. Information collected about various components of the system are displayed on a user interface. The system uses the collected information to calculate the static IOP and/or dynamic IOP of the system, and the total IOP may be function of the static IOP and/or dynamic IOP measurements.
1. A system for stabilizing line pressure during phacoemulsification surgery, the system comprising:
a surgical console, having at least one system bus communicatively connected to at least one computing processor capable of accessing at least one computing memory associated with the at least one computing processor;
at least one pump system;
a surgical handpiece having at a distal end at least one surgical tool and at a proximal end being communicatively connected to at least one irrigation line and at least one aspiration line, the irrigation line in communication with at least one irrigation source providing an irrigation fluid flow; and
at least one sensor in communication with the at least one aspiration line; and
at least one mechanical device capable of temporarily engaging the at least one irrigation line to cause an increase in irrigation fluid flow at the surgical handpiece;
wherein the at least one mechanical device engaging the at least one irrigation line causes the irrigation line to be partially deformed.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mechanical device comprises a pinch valve.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pump system comprises one selected from the group consisting of a positive displacement pump and a vacuum pump.
4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one sensor in communication with the at least one irrigation line.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one sensor accords at least partial control of pressurized fluid flow in the at least one aspiration line.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein one of the at least one sensor is at least partially integral in at least one removable cassette associated with the surgical console.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the engaging of the at least one irrigation line is commensurate with the desired increase in fluid flow.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the engaging of the at least one irrigation line is completed in less than 1/10 of a second.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the engaging of the at least one irrigation line occurs in response to a drop in pressure in the aspiration line.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the engaging of the at least one irrigation line occurs after a drop in intraocular pressure is detected.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the engaging of the at least one irrigation line increases the fluid flow pressure to greater than about 100 mmHg.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the engaging of the at least one irrigation line increases the fluid flow pressure to greater than about 50 mmHg.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the engaging of the at least one irrigation line increases the fluid flow pressure to greater than about 20 mmHg.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pressure of the at least one irrigation line is increased to main a predetermined intraocular pressure.
15. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a graphical user interface for receiving and displaying an alert associated with a change in aspiration pressure.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the alert comprises an audible component.
17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mechanical device engages the at least one irrigation line at a condensed portion.
18. A system for stabilizing line pressure during phacoemulsification surgery, the system comprising:
a surgical console, having at least one system bus communicatively connected to at least one computing processor capable of accessing at least one computing memory associated with the at least one computing processor,
at least one pump system,
a surgical handpiece having at a distal end at least one surgical tool and a proximal end being communicatively connected to at least one irrigation line and at least one aspiration line, the irrigation line in communication with at least one irrigation source providing an irrigation fluid flow;
at least one sensor in communication with the at least one aspiration line;
at least one mechanical device; and
a compensation volume module having a condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line;
wherein the at least one mechanical device is capable of temporarily engaging a portion of the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line to cause an increase in irrigation fluid flow at the surgical handpiece.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one pump system comprises one selected from the group consisting of a positive displacement pump and a vacuum pump.
20. The system of claim 18 , further comprising at least one sensor in communication with the at least one irrigation line.
21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one sensor accords at least partial control of pressurized fluid flow it the at least one aspiration line.
22. The system of claim 18 , wherein one of the at least one sensor is integral in at least one removable cassette associated with the surgical console.
23. The system of claim 18 , wherein the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line comprises a series of loops.
24. The system of claim 18 , wherein the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line is arranged in series.
25. The system of claim 18 , wherein the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line is arranged in parallel.
26. The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one mechanical device comprises a moment arm.
27. The system of claim 18 , wherein engaging a portion of the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line causes the irrigation line to be partially deformed.
28. The system of claim 18 , wherein the engaged portion of the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line is commensurate with a desired increase in fluid flow.
29. The system of claim 18 , wherein the engaging a portion of the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line is completed in less than 1/10 of a second.
30. The system of claim 18 , wherein the engaging a portion of the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line occurs after a drop in pressure in the aspiration line is detected.
31. The system of claim 18 , wherein the engaging a portion of the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line occurs after a drop in intraocular pressure is detected.
32. The system of claim 18 , where the engaging a portion of the condensed port of the at least one irrigation line increases the fluid flow pressure to greater than about 100 mmHg.
33. The system of claim 18 , wherein the engaging a portion of the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line increases the fluid flow pressure to greater than about 50 mmHg.
34. The system of claim 18 , wherein the engaging of a portion of the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line increases the fluid flow pressure to greater than about 20 mmHg.
35. The system of claim 18 , wherein the compensation volume module includes a reservoir of irrigation fluid.
36. The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one mechanical device and the compensation volume module are located in a fluidics pack.
37. The system of claim 36 , wherein the fluidics pack is in a form of a cassette configured to be removably attached to the surgical console.