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

Claim 8:
9. A method for regulating a temperature of an intra-ocular lens (IOL) during an IOL implantation procedure, said method accomplished using a computing device and comprising:
assessing a desired IOL temperature;
sensing an existing IOL temperature with a sensor, wherein the sensor is contained in a wet fixture and said sensing comprises measuring actual temperature values associated with a fluid contained in the wet fixture, the IOL being suspended in the fluid contained in the wet fixture;
comparing at least said assessed desired IOL temperature with said sensed existing IOL temperature to determine a desired temperature change;
calculating a heating level for transferring an amount of heat required to achieve the desired temperature change, wherein the calculated heating level is based on an operating room personnel selected input parameter associated with the fluid; and
applying the calculated heating level to regulate the IOL, via the fluid contained in the wet fixture, substantially at the desired IOL temperature by controlling heat transfer from an ocular surgical handpiece to the IOL, 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.