SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INPUT DEVICE ORGANIZATION SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
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1. A surgical instrument input device organization system, comprising:
- a first interface configured to receive input from a user; and
a second interface communicatively coupled to the first interface via a link, wherein the second interface includes a plurality of modules,wherein individual modules are sized to receive a surgical input instrument device, andwherein at least one of the plurality of modules includes an actuator configured to engage a movable surface of a surgical instrument input device in response to input received from the user at the first interface.
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Abstract
Organization systems for surgical instruments input devices and associated methods and systems are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a surgical instrument input device organization system can include a first interface configured to receive input from a user and a second interface communicatively coupled to the first interface via a link. The second interface can include a module sized to receive a surgical input instrument device and an actuator configured to engage a movable surface of the surgical instrument input device in response to input received from the user at the first interface.
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1. A surgical instrument input device organization system, comprising:
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a first interface configured to receive input from a user; and a second interface communicatively coupled to the first interface via a link, wherein the second interface includes a plurality of modules, wherein individual modules are sized to receive a surgical input instrument device, and wherein at least one of the plurality of modules includes an actuator configured to engage a movable surface of a surgical instrument input device in response to input received from the user at the first interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical instrument input device organization system, comprising:
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an input/output system configured to receive input from an operator; and an enclosure configured to hold a plurality of modules, wherein individual modules are configured to receive a surgical input instrument device, wherein individual modules include an actuator communicatively coupled to the user interface and positioned at least proximate a corresponding surgical instrument input device, and wherein the actuator is configured to engage a movable surface of a surgical instrument input device in response to input received from the operator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A surgical instrument input device organization system, comprising:
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means for receiving input from a clinician; means for applying pressure to a pedal of an input device coupled to a surgical instrument, wherein the means for applying pressure is positioned remote from both the means for receiving input and the surgical instrument; and a link configured to communicatively couple the means for receiving input to the means for applying pressure, wherein the means for applying pressure is configured change an orientation of the pedal from between a first orientation and a second orientation in response to input received from the clinician via the link. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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