Multifunction surgical footswitch

Details Multifunction surgical footswitch Multifunction surgical footswitch

2006-06-26

2009-11-17

Friedhofer, Michael A (Department: 2833)

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Foot operated

C200S341000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07619171

ABSTRACT:
A multifunction surgical footswitch is disclosed, one embodiment of the surgical footswitch comprising: a base assembly, wherein the base assembly comprises a shroud and a heel plate; a stand-by/ready switch attached to the base assembly and operable to provide a stand-by/ready control signal to switch a laser between a stand-by and a ready state; and a firing switch attached to the base assembly and operable to provide a firing control signal to fire the laser. The surgical footswitch can further comprise an interface communicatively coupled to the firing switch and the stand-by/ready switch and operable to communicate the firing and the stand-by/ready control signals to the laser.

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