18914645. VALVE ASSEMBLIES FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CASSETTES (Alcon Inc.)
VALVE ASSEMBLIES FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CASSETTES
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Inventor(s)
Behzad Hashemi of Irvine CA US
Steven Benjamin Roll of San Clemente CA US
Vincent A. Baxter of Temecula CA US
VALVE ASSEMBLIES FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CASSETTES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18914645 titled 'VALVE ASSEMBLIES FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CASSETTES
Original Abstract Submitted
Certain embodiments disclosed herein provide a surgical cassette including a housing, one or more retaining rings coupled to the housing, and one or more valve assemblies coupled to the housing by the one or more retaining rings. The one or more valve assemblies configured to control fluid communication between one or more channels within the housing. Each valve assembly includes a valve body having a first end with a first shoulder, a second end with a second shoulder, a cylindrical surface connecting the first shoulder and second shoulder, and an upper valve elastomer. The upper valve elastomer includes a first side configured to engage with the first shoulder of the valve body and a second side configured to engage with the retaining ring to facilitate a fluidic seal at a base of the housing.