Patent ID: 11890185
Assignee: JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for regulating a temperature of an intra-ocular lens (IOL) during an ocular surgical procedure, said method accomplished using a computing device and comprising:
receiving desired IOL temperature information;
sensing IOL temperature conditions using a sensor, wherein said sensing comprises measuring actual temperature values associated with a fluid, wherein the IOL is contained in a wet fixture containing the fluid and the sensor;
comparing the first sensed IOL temperature conditions measured by the sensor with the desired IOL temperature, wherein said comparing results in a desired temperature change;
calculating a heating level for transferring an amount of heat required to achieve the desired temperature change; and
controlling an ocular surgical handpiece to transfer, via the fluid, heat to the IOL or to an IOL cartridge or an IOL insertion system containing the IOL, based on at least one operating parameter associated with the fluid,
wherein the ocular surgical handpiece comprises a needle, wherein the ocular surgical handpiece is positioned outside of the wet fixture and the needle is positioned within the wet fixture, and
wherein the IOL is maintained substantially at the desired temperature.