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Publication Number
US-12758351-B2
Publication Date
2026-10-13
Expiration Date
Abstract
Particular embodiments disclosed herein provide operating equipment including a base for resting on a floor. A boom extends upwardly from a central base and extends outwardly from the central base in a forward direction. A gantry is suspended from the boom and has three or more degrees of freedom. A surgical instrument, such as a surgical microscope, is mounted to the gantry. One or more electrical components are mounted in the central base and are configured to support performing ophthalmic surgery, such as a computing device and vacuum pump. A surgical chair mounts to an arcuate track in a base and is slidable along the track. The surgical chair has adjustable arms secured thereto for holding surgical equipment. A patient bed incorporates a storage device and a coupler that engages a corresponding coupler coupled to a computing device in the base for downloading patient data from the storage device.
Core Innovation
The invention describes integrated ophthalmic operating-room equipment comprising a floor-supported base and boom, a gantry with three or more degrees of freedom carrying a surgical instrument, and electrical components mounted in the base to support ophthalmic surgery. The equipment also includes an arcuate floor track, a sliding base, and a seat. In one configuration, rotatable arms on the sliding base carry supporting or display equipment.
The system also includes computing components that process microscope images and provide surgical guidance, and electrical couplers that enable wired transfer of patient data between a patient bed and the system. The supplied partial content does not include the background section, so the problem identified there is not explicitly described in patent.
Claims Coverage
The supplied relevant claims identify two independent claims, claims 1 and 14, defining two inventive features. Both cover operating-room equipment combining a floor-supported base and boom, a gantry-mounted surgical instrument, ophthalmic-surgery electrical components, and a seat assembly that moves along an arcuate track.
Operating-room equipment with a track-mounted seat and rotatable arms
Claim 1 covers a base-supported boom suspending a gantry with three or more degrees of freedom, a surgical instrument mounted to the gantry, and electrical components in the base configured to support ophthalmic surgery. It also specifies an arcuate floor track, a sliding base carrying a seat, and rotatable arms secured to supporting or display equipment.
Operating-room equipment with track-mounted seat and foot controls
Claim 14 covers a base-supported boom suspending a gantry with three or more degrees of freedom, a surgical instrument mounted to the gantry, and electrical components in the base configured to support ophthalmic surgery. It also specifies an arcuate floor track, a sliding base carrying a seat, and foot controls mounted to the sliding base.
The independent claims cover the integrated ophthalmic operating-room equipment and its movable seat assembly. Claim 1 specifies rotatable arms carrying equipment, while claim 14 specifies foot controls mounted to the sliding base.
Stated Advantages
Reduced clutter and floor-space use.
Improved ergonomics and workflow.
Stable imaging.
Wired patient-data transfer.
Documented Applications
Supporting ophthalmic surgery in an operating room.
Processing surgical microscope images and providing surgical guidance.
Transferring patient data between a patient bed and the operating-room system through electrical couplers.
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