Control panel for an adjustable ergonomic control console

• US 8,638,056 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2012
• Issued: 01/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (Intuitive Surgical Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (Intuitive Surgical Holdings, LLC)
• Inventors: Goldberg, Randal P., Hanuschik, Michael, Millman, Paul, Zabinski, John W., Robinson, David, Weir, David W., Mohr, Paul W., Bailey, David W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Masih, Karen
• Application Number:
  US13/356,968
• Publication Number:
  US 20120221147A1
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• Field of Search: 318/568.16, 318/432, 318/599, 318/587, 318/568.11, 318/568.12, 700/245
• US Class Current: 318/568.16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00477 Coupling A61B2017/0046 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00973 pedal-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/25 User interfaces for surgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/30 Surgical robots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/37 Master-slave robots A61B34/35 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/361 Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20 Control lever and linkage systems

Abstract

A control console to remotely control medical equipment is disclosed having a base with an ergonomically adjustable pedal system. The base further has an opening to receive the pedal system. The pedal system includes a moveable pedal tray with a pedal base. The tray includes a first left pedal assembly and a first right pedal assembly, and an upper tier having a second left pedal assembly and a second right pedal assembly respectively in alignment with and elevated above the first left pedal assembly and the first right pedal assembly. Rollers are rotatable coupled to the moveable pedal tray to allow it roll over a floor. A drive assembly is coupled between the moveable pedal tray and the base. The drive assembly applies a force to the to roll the moveable pedal tray over the floor within the opening of the base.

Claims

1. A surgical robotic system control console comprising:

a plurality of ergonomically adjustable components;

a map of the console, the map indicating the location of each ergonomically adjustable component within the console; and

a plurality of ergonomic adjustment inputs, each particular ergonomic adjustment input corresponding to a particular ergonomically adjustable component of the plurality of ergonomically adjustable components, and each particular ergonomic adjustment input being positioned on the map at a position corresponding to the location of the corresponding particular ergonomically adjustable component within the console.

2. The surgical robotic system ergonomic control console of claim 1, wherein:

at least one of the plurality of ergonomic adjustment inputs comprises a toggle switch; and

movement of the toggle switch to a first position moves the corresponding particular ergonomically adjustable component in a first direction and movement of the toggle switch to a second position moves the corresponding particular ergonomically adjustable component in a second direction different from the first direction.

3. The surgical robotic system ergonomic control console of claim 1, wherein the plurality of ergonomically adjustable components and the plurality of ergonomic adjustment inputs are two or more of:

a pedal tray and a pedal tray adjustment switch to adjust the position of the pedal tray;

an arm-rest and a height adjustment switch to adjust a height of the arm-rest; and

a display device and a height adjustment switch to adjust a height of the display device.

4. The surgical robotic system ergonomic control console of claim 1, wherein:

the map of the console includes a plurality of icons indicating the location of each ergonomically adjustable component within the console.

5. The surgical robotic system ergonomic control console of claim 2, wherein:

the particular ergonomically adjustable component is a pedal tray;

the toggle switch is a pedal tray adjustment switch to adjust the position of the pedal tray; and

the map of the console includes a foot icon indicating the location of the pedal tray within the console.

6. The surgical robotic system ergonomic control console of claim 2, wherein:

the particular ergonomically adjustable component is an arm rest;

the toggle switch is a height adjustment switch to adjust a height of the arm-rest; and

the map of the console includes an arm-rest icon indicating the location of the arm-rest within the console.

7. The surgical robotic system ergonomic control console of claim 2, wherein:

the particular ergonomically adjustable component is a display device;

the toggle switch is a height adjustment switch to adjust a height of the display device; and

the map of the console includes a display device icon indicating the location of the display device within the console.

8. The surgical robotic system ergonomic control console of claim 2, wherein:

the particular ergonomically adjustable component is a display device;

the toggle switch is a tilt adjustment switch to adjust a tilt of the display device; and

the map of the console includes an axis icon adjacent the display device icon indicating an axis in the console about which the display device may tilt.

9. The surgical robotic system ergonomic control console of claim 1, wherein:

each of the plurality of ergonomic adjustment inputs controls a motor to adjust the respective position of the ergonomically adjustable devices within the console.

10. A method of adjusting a surgical robotic control console, the method comprising:

receiving a first input at a first ergonomic adjustment input device, the first ergonomic adjustment input device being one of a plurality of ergonomic adjustment input devices of the console, at least some of the plurality of ergonomic adjustment input devices each being positioned on a map at a position corresponding to a location of a corresponding ergonomically adjustable component in a plurality of ergonomically adjustable components of the console, the map being positioned at the console; and

moving a first ergonomically adjustable component of the plurality of ergonomically adjustable components in a first direction to a first desired position in response to the receiving of the first input.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the first ergonomic adjustment input device comprises a toggle switch;

movement of the toggle switch to a first position enables the first input to be received; and

movement of the toggle switch to a second position enables a second input to be received, the second input moving the first ergonomically adjustable component in a second direction to a second desired position, the second direction being different from the first direction, the second desired position being different from the first desired position.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the first ergonomically adjustable component comprises a pedal tray.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the first ergonomically adjustable component comprises an arm rest.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the map is positioned on the arm rest.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the first ergonomically adjustable component comprises a display device.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein:

at least two of the plurality of ergonomically adjustable components are selected from a group consisting of a pedal tray, an armrest, and a display device.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the first ergonomic adjustment input device comprises a user login device; and

the first input comprises a user login at the user login device.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

moving a second ergonomically adjustable component of the plurality of ergonomically adjustable components in a second direction to a second desired position in response to the user login.

19. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a second input at a second ergonomic adjustment input device, the second ergonomic adjustment input device being another one of the plurality of ergonomic adjustment input devices of the console; and

moving a second ergonomically adjustable component of the plurality of ergonomically adjustable components in a second direction to a second desired position in response to receiving the second input.

20. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the map includes an axis icon indicating an axis in the console about which a display device may tilt.