A tactile button device suitable to be sterilized is provided. The tactile button device comprises at least one receptacle that is adapted to be at least partly filled with a material and being configured such that the material filled into the receptacle is at least partly displaced when subjected to a pressure, at least one duct connected to the receptacle and allowing the pressure exerted to the material to be transmitted, a connector connected to the at least one duct and connectable to a detection device, such that the pressure on the material is transmitted to the detection device.