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

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a needle, which is configured to be vibrated so as to emulsify a lens of an eye;
an actuator assembly, comprising a first actuator configured to vibrate along a first axis, a second actuator configured to vibrate along a second axis and a third actuator configured to vibrate along a third axis, the first, second, and third actuators being distributed around a longitudinal axis of the needle and are configured to vibrate along their respective axes in response to a first driving signal, a second driving signal and a third driving signal, respectively; and
a generator, which is configured to generate the first driving signal, the second driving signal and the third driving signal, so as to vibrate the needle in accordance with a predefined pattern;
wherein the first axis, the second axis, the third axis are perpendicular with respect to each other.