Systems & Methods for Combined Femto-Phaco Cataract Surgery
Devices to perform femtolaser ablation and phacoemulsification are physically and/or operationally combined. In some embodiments the femtolaser ablation and phacoemulsification are housed together, and in other embodiments they are housed separately, but operated through a common display screen. At least some software can be shared by the femtolaser ablation and phacoemulsification functionalities. A non-transitory computer-readable memory can provide data that can be used to operate each of at least one femtolaser ablation functionality and at least one phacoemulsification functionality.
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5 . A system for performing laser and ultrasonic procedures on the eye, the system comprising:
a) a combined device having a laser device and a phacoemulsification device;
b) a control platform configured to provide submenus for both a phacoemulsification procedure and a laser procedure on a GUI; wherein the GUI is associated with the combined device; and,
c) at least one of the GUI, a computer touchscreen, a dedicated button, a foot pedal, and voice interaction configured to combine in multiple different ways, the phacoemulsification and laser procedures provided by the submenus.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the laser device comprises a pulsed laser.
7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the laser device comprises a femto second laser.
8 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the phacoemulsification device comprises a handpiece configured to vibrate a tip at an ultrasonic frequency.
9 . The system of claims 6 , wherein the phacoemulsification device comprises a handpiece configured to vibrate a tip at an ultrasonic frequency.
10 . The system of claims 7 , wherein the phacoemulsification device comprises a handpiece configured to vibrate a tip at an ultrasonic frequency.
11 . The system of claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the laser device is housed in a common housing with at least a portion of the phacoemulsification device.
12 . The system of claim 6 , wherein at least a portion of the laser device is housed in a common housing with at least a portion of the phacoemulsification device.
13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of the laser device is housed in a common housing with at least a portion of the phacoemulsification device.
14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the laser device is housed in a common housing with at least a portion of the phacoemulsification device.
15 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the laser procedure includes one or more of scan, image process, limbus centration, primary incision and secondary incision.
16 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the laser procedure includes one or more of capsule range and laser capsulotomy.
17 . The system of claim 7 , comprising a database having data that describes a main menu and the submenus for both the phacoemulsification and the laser procedures.
18 . A method of operating a combined device having a laser and a phacoemulsification device, the method comprising:
a) providing submenus for both a phacoemulsification procedure and a laser procedure on a GUI; wherein the GUI is associated with a combined device comprising a laser and a phacoemulsification device; and,
b) using at least one of the GUI, a computer touchscreen, a dedicated button, a foot pedal, and voice interaction to combine in multiple different ways, the phacoemulsification and the laser procedures provided by the submenus.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the laser is a pulsed laser.
20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the laser is a femto second laser.
21 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the phacoemulsification procedure comprises diathermy.
22 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the phacoemulsification procedure comprises irrigation
23 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the phacoemulsification procedure comprises sculpt.
24 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the phacoemulsification procedure comprises chop.
25 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the phacoemulsification procedure comprises vit.
26 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the phacoemulsification procedure comprises visco.
27 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the laser procedure comprises one or more of scan, image process, limbus centration, primary incision and secondary incision.
28 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the laser procedure comprises capsule range
29 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the laser procedure comprises laser capsulotomy.
30 . The method of any claim 20 , comprising obtaining data from a database having the data, wherein the data describes a main menu and the submenus for both the phacoemulsification and the femto laser procedures.
31 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the laser procedure comprises one or more of scan, image process, limbus centration, primary incision and secondary incision; and, comprising obtaining data from a database having the data, wherein the data describes a main menu and the submenus for both the phacoemulsification and the femto laser procedures.
32 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the laser procedure comprises capsule range; and comprising obtaining data from a database having the data, wherein the data describes a main menu and the submenus for both the phacoemulsification and the femto laser procedures.
33 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the laser procedure comprises laser capsulotomy; and comprising obtaining data from a database having the data, wherein the data describes a main menu and the submenus for both the phacoemulsification and the femto laser procedures.
34 . A system for performing laser and ultrasonic procedures on the eye for the treatment of cataracts, the system comprising:
a) a combined device having a laser device and a phacoemulsification device;
b) a control platform configured to provide submenus for both a phacoemulsification procedure and a laser procedure on a GUI; wherein the GUI is associated with the combined device; and,
c) at least one of the GUI and a computer touchscreen configured to combine in multiple different ways, the phacoemulsification and laser procedures provided by the submenus.
35 . A system for performing laser and ultrasonic procedures on the eye for the treatment of cataracts, the system comprising:
a) a combined device having a laser device and a phacoemulsification device;
b) a control platform configured to provide submenus for both a phacoemulsification procedure and a laser procedure on a GUI; wherein the GUI is associated with the combined device; and,
c) at least one of the GUI and a foot pedal configured to combine in multiple different ways, the phacoemulsification and laser procedures provided by the submenus.
36 . A system for performing laser and ultrasonic procedures on the eye for the treatment of cataracts, the system comprising:
a) a combined device having a laser device and a phacoemulsification device;
b) a control platform configured to provide submenus for both a phacoemulsification procedure and a laser procedure on a GUI; wherein the GUI is associated with the combined device; and,
c) at least one of the GUI and a dedicated button configured to combine in multiple different ways, the phacoemulsification and laser procedures provided by the submenus.
37 . The system of claim 34 , 35 or 36 , comprising a database having data that describes a main menu and the submenus for both the phacoemulsification and the laser procedures.
38 . The system of claim 34 , 35 or 36 , wherein at least a portion of the laser device is housed in a common housing with at least a portion of the phacoemulsification device.
39 . The system of claim 34 , 35 or 36 , wherein at least a portion of the laser device is housed in a common housing with at least a portion of the phacoemulsification device; and, comprising a database having data that describes a main menu and the submenus for both the phacoemulsification and the laser procedures.