摘要 |
<p>A mechanism is provided for clamping a surgical cassette (100) in the cassette-receiving portion (14) of a surgical console (200). The mechanism comprises a pair of pivoting clamping bars (40,42) connected to a pneumatic cylinder (22) or an electromechanical actuator (122) through a series of links and an actuator wheel (34) so that extension and retraction of the actuator causes the clamping bars to rotate and counter-rotate. The use of a pneumatic cylinder provides smooth, well-controlled movement of the clamping bars to draw the cassette into the cassette-receiving portion (14).</p> |