Patent ID: 10690127

Abstract:
Systems, apparatuses, and methods of and for an ophthalmic surgical system are disclosed. An ophthalmic surgical system may include a handheld probe. The probe may include a housing sized and shaped for grasping by a user. The probe may include a tip extending from the housing and being sized to penetrate and treat an eye of a patient. The tip may include an aspiration lumen arranged to carry fluid away from the eye. The probe may include a peristaltic pump disposed within the housing. The pump may include a roller in contact with a deformable conduit in fluid communication with the aspiration lumen. The roller may be arranged to deform the conduit while in contact therewith. The pump may also include a roller driver in contact with a periphery of the roller in a manner that moves the roller along the conduit to urge the fluid through the conduit.