Title:
MULTIFUNCTION SURGICAL FOOTSWITCH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2007005507
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A multifunction surgical footswitch and an ophthalmic surgical system are disclosed comprising: a base assembly, with a shroud and a heel plate; a stand-by/ready switch attached to the base assembly and operable to provide a stand-by head 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 control signals to the laser. The laser can be operably coupled to a surgical console operable to control the laser, and the interface can be operable to communicatively couple the surgical footswitch to the surgical console and to communicate the firing and the stand-by/ready control signals to the surgical console.
Inventors:
HORVATH CHRISTOPHER (US)
YADLOWSKY MICHAEL (US)
ROMODA LASZLO O (US)
HALL MERLIN D (US)
YADLOWSKY MICHAEL (US)
ROMODA LASZLO O (US)
HALL MERLIN D (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2006/025336
Publication Date:
March 08, 2007
Filing Date:
June 28, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALCON INC (CH)
HORVATH CHRISTOPHER (US)
YADLOWSKY MICHAEL (US)
ROMODA LASZLO O (US)
HALL MERLIN D (US)
HORVATH CHRISTOPHER (US)
YADLOWSKY MICHAEL (US)
ROMODA LASZLO O (US)
HALL MERLIN D (US)
International Classes:
H01H3/14
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