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EP-4572706-B1 - OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY

EP4572706B1EP 4572706 B1EP4572706 B1EP 4572706B1EP-4572706-B1

Inventors

  • ALLEN, DOUGLAS

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20230814

Claims (15)

  1. Operating room equipment (100) comprising: a base (108) for resting on a floor; a boom (106) extending upwardly from the base (108) and extending outwardly from the base (108) in a forward direction; a gantry (118) suspended from the boom (106) and having three or more degrees of freedom; a surgical instrument (120) mounted to the gantry (118); one or more electrical components (600) mounted in the base (106), the electrical components (600) configured to support performing ophthalmic surgery; wherein the one or more electrical components (600) include a vacuum pump (614); and further comprising a control panel (114) mounted to the boom (106) and facing in the forward direction, the control panel (114) defining a connector for coupling a tube (116) to the vacuum pump (614) and defining controls for controlling operation of the vacuum pump (614).
  2. The operating room equipment of claim 1, wherein the one or more electrical components (600) further include a computing device (604, 606).
  3. The operating room equipment of claim 2, wherein the surgical instrument comprises a surgical microscope (120) and the computing device is configured to process images from the surgical microscope (120).
  4. The operating room equipment of claim 1, further comprising a vent (112) on a surface of the base (108) facing a rearward direction opposite the forward direction.
  5. The operating room equipment of claim 1, wherein the base is a central base (108) having a first lateral base (110a) and a second lateral base (110b) secured thereto having the central base (108) between the first lateral base (110a) and the second lateral base (11b), the first lateral base (110a) and the second lateral base (110b) configured to rest on the floor when the central cemer base (108) is resting on the floor and extending outward from the base in the forward direction.
  6. The operating room equipment of claim 1, wherein the base (108) contains ballast.
  7. The operating room equipment of claim 1, wherein the gantry (110) has six degrees of freedom.
  8. The operating room equipment of claim 1, further comprising: a rotatable member (200) secured to the boom (106), the gantry being suspended from the rotatable member.
  9. The operating room equipment of claim 8, further comprising a shaft (212) that is slidably and rotatably mounted to the rotatable member (200), the gantry (118) being mounted to the shaft (212).
  10. The operating room equipment of claim 1, further comprising: a first electrical coupler (400) connected to the one or more electrical components (600); and a patient bed (128) housing a storage device, the patient bed (128) including a second electrical coupler (404) connected to the storage device and configured to engage the first electrical coupler.
  11. The operating room equipment of claim 10, wherein the one or more electrical components (600) include a computing device configured to: detect connection of the second electrical coupler to the first electrical coupler; and in response to detecting connection of the second electrical coupler to the first electrical coupler, downloading patient data from the storage device.
  12. The operating room equipment of claim 1, further comprising: an arcuate track (502) for resting on the floor; a sliding base (504) mounted to the arcuate track (502) and slidable along the arcuate track; a seat (506) mounted to the sliding base (504).
  13. The operating room equipment of claim 12, further comprising one or more arms rotatably mounted to the sliding base (504) the one or more arms having secured thereto any of a ring for supporting a phaco-vit handpiece, a display device, an instrument holder, and a scanner.
  14. The operating room equipment of claim 12, further comprising one or more foot controls mounted to the sliding base (504).
  15. The operating room equipment of claim 14, wherein the foot controls are configured to control the surgical instrument.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates generally to equipment for facilitating performance of ophthalmic surgery. BACKGROUND Many disorders of the eye are treatable with ophthalmic surgery. Defects of the crystalline lens, such as cataracts, may be corrected by replacement of the crystalline lens with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). Disorders of the retina may also be corrected through various surgical procedures. The eye is extremely delicate and the anatomy operated upon are extremely small. Therefore, ophthalmic surgery is performed in a highly-controlled environment with sophisticated equipment. Reference is made to the documents US 2021/297560 A1, US 5 122 904 A, US 2022/211464 A1, US 5 332 181 A and US 2013/267964 A1 which have been cited as exemplary of the background state of the art. US 5 122 904 A discloses an operating microscope comprising a stand containing a diaphragm pump and a selector switch for controlling operation of the diaphragm pump, a pole extending upwardly from the stand, and an arm extending in a forward direction from the pole, wherein a microscope body is connected to the arm. The diaphragm pump and the selector switch are used to reduce the air volume inside of a drape covering a portion of the pole, the arm, and the microscope body and fastened to the pole in a nearly airtight condition. BRIEF SUMMARY The scope of the invention is in accordance with the appended claims. The present disclosure relates generally to operating room equipment for supporting ophthalmic surgery. Particular embodiments disclosed herein include operating equipment including a base for resting on a floor. A boom extends upwardly from the base and extends outwardly from the base in a forward direction. A gantry is suspended from the boom and has three or more degrees of freedom. A surgical instrument is mounted to the gantry. One or more electrical components are mounted in the base and are configured to support performing ophthalmic surgery. The following description and the related drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative features of one or more embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The appended figures depict certain aspects of the one or more embodiments and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the scope of this disclosure. FIG. 1A is an isometric view of operating room equipment for supporting ophthalmic surgery, in accordance with certain embodiments.FIG. 1B is an alternative isometric view of the operating room equipment of FIG. 1A.FIG. 2A is an isometric view of an articulated boom arm for supporting a surgical microscope, in accordance with certain embodiments.FIGS. 2B and 2C are cutaway views of the articulated boom arm of FIG. 2.FIG. 3 is an isometric view of operating room equipment including an articulated monitor support arm, in accordance with certain embodiments.FIGS. 4A to 4D are isometric views showing electrical connectors for connecting an electronic patient bed to the operating room equipment, in accordance with certain embodiments.FIG. 5 is an isometric view of an articulated surgical chair, in accordance with certain embodiments.FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of components of the operating room equipment, in accordance with certain embodiments.FIG. 7 is a process flow diagram of a method for exchanging data between an electronic patient bed and the operating room equipment in accordance with certain embodiments. To facilitate understanding, identical reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate identical elements that are common to the drawings. It is contemplated that elements and features of one embodiment may be beneficially incorporated in other embodiments without further recitation. DETAILED DESCRIPTION In prior approaches to performing ophthalmic surgery, many pieces of equipment are needed, each with its own power cord, housing, and possibly other features, such as vacuum tubes. As a result, the operating room can become cluttered and present many tripping hazards. In the operating equipment disclosed herein a boom is mounted to a base housing one or more computing device, vacuum pumps, and possibly other equipment. A gantry is mounted to the boom and surgical equipment is mounted to the gantry, such as a surgical microscope and one or more displays. A surgical chair is mounted to an arcuate path such that the chair may readily be moved to the left or right of a patient bed or superior to the patient bed. The chair has adjustable arms mounted thereto for holding additional pieces of equipment, such as a holder for a phaco-vit handpiece, a scanner for surgical instruments, and/or an additional display. The patient bed may have a storage device and electrically connect to a computing device in the base in order to transfer and receive patient data for an ophthalmic surgery. FIG. 1 illustrates operating room equipment 100 that may be used to support the performance of ophthalmic surgery. The operating room equip