Force Sensitive Foot Controller
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1. A method of providing proportional control of surgical instruments in a microsurgical system comprising the steps of:
- providing a microsurgical system, said system comprising;
a computer;
a foot controller operatively coupled to said computer, said foot controller having a force sensor coupled to a pressure plate; and
at least one surgical parameter;
determining an amount of force applied to said pressure plate; and
proportionally controlling a value of at least one of said surgical parameters as a function of said force applied to said pressure plate.
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Abstract
A microsurgical system, and a foot controller for the improved operation of a microsurgical system, are disclosed. A surgeon may use the foot controller to proportionally control a surgical parameter based upon the amount of force applied to a pressure plate of the foot controller.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of providing proportional control of surgical instruments in a microsurgical system comprising the steps of:
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providing a microsurgical system, said system comprising; a computer; a foot controller operatively coupled to said computer, said foot controller having a force sensor coupled to a pressure plate; and at least one surgical parameter; determining an amount of force applied to said pressure plate; and proportionally controlling a value of at least one of said surgical parameters as a function of said force applied to said pressure plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A microsurgical system comprising:
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a computer; a foot controller operatively coupled to said computer, said foot controller having a force sensor coupled to a pressure plate; and at least one surgical parameter. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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