Patent ID: 6086598
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M,G16H,G16Z,H01H

Abstract:
A system for controlling a plurality of ophthalmic microsurgical instruments connected thereto, said microsurgical instruments for use by a user such as a surgeon in performing ophthalmic surgical procedures, said system comprising:a user interface providing and displaying information to the user and receiving information from the user which information is representative of the ophthalmic procedures and operating parameters of the microsurgical instruments to be used by the surgeon in performing the ophthalmic procedure, said user selecting a particular procedure via the user interface;means for receiving different microsurgical cassettes in the system, each having different color-bearing means, each color indicating the procedure for which the cassette is to be used;a sensor for sensing the color of the color-bearing means when the cassettes are received in the system; andmeans for providing information to the user interface when the color of the color-bearing means of the cassette received by the system does not correspond to the particular procedure selected.