HORVATH, CHRISTOPHER,BUCZEK, MARK,ROWE, TEMPLE SCOTT
申请号：
CA2539271
公开号：
CA2539271C
申请日:
2006.03.10
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
A surgical footswitch that includes a base, a pedal, an encoderassembly, a wireless interface, and an internal power generator. Thepedal mounts upon the base and pivots. The encoder assembly couples to thepedal.As the pedal pivots, the encoder assembly translates the mechanical signal ofthe pedalinto a control signal based on the pedals position and/or orientation. Thewirelessinterface couples the encoder assembly to receive the control signal. Thewirelessinterface also couples the surgical footswitch to a surgical console operableto controland direct surgical equipment. The wireless interface passes the controlsignal fromthe encoder to the surgical console, which then directs the surgical equipmentbasedon the control signal. This wireless interface eliminates the tangle of wiresor tethers,which may be a hazard in the surgical theater. The internal power generatortranslatesfootswitch movement into stored energy to eliminate potential failures of thefootswitch during a procedure and overcome the need to replace batterieswithin thefootswitch.
