Patent ID: 11969381
Assignee: JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 6:
7. A method, comprising:
generating, a first driving signal, a second driving signal, and a third driving signal, for vibrating a needle in accordance with a predefined pattern, so as to emulsify a lens of an eye; and
applying, (i) the first driving signal to a first actuator, wherein the first actuator vibrates along a first axis, (ii) the second driving signal to a second actuator, wherein the second actuator vibrates along a second axis, and (iii) the third driving signal to a third actuator, wherein the third actuator vibrates along a third axis, wherein the first actuator, the second actuator, and the third actuator, are distributed around a longitudinal axis of the needle;
wherein the first axis, the second axis, the third axis are perpendicular with respect to each other.