End effector joystick for a positioning device
AssigneeSynaptive Medical (Barbados) Inc.
InventorBrent Andrew Bailey
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Abstract
A medical navigation system is provided having a positioning device having a positioning arm with a flange at the end of the positioning arm, a controller at least electrically coupled to the positioning device, and an end effector joystick controller for connecting to the flange of the positioning arm. The controller has a processor coupled to a memory and a display. The end effector joystick controller includes a mating component for connecting to the flange of the positioning arm, and a joystick portion extending from the mating component.
Claims14
An end effector controller for connecting to and controlling a positioning arm of a positioning device, the end effector controller comprising:
- a mating component for connecting to a flange of the positioning arm;
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- a handle portion extending from the mating component, the handle portion comprising:
- a puck-shaped handle;
- a housing portion attached within the handle and attached to the mating component;
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- a 6 degrees of freedom (6DOF) sensor system housed in the housing portion and connected to the handle, the sensor system being configured to sense both translation and rotation in all of the X direction, the Y direction and the Z direction.
A medical navigation system, comprising:
- a positioning device having a positioning arm with a flange at an end of the positioning arm;
- a controller at least electrically coupled to the positioning device, the controller having a processor coupled to a memory and a display;
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- an end effector controller for connecting to the flange of the positioning arm, the end effector controller comprising:
- a mating component for connecting to the flange of the positioning arm;
- and
- a handle portion extending from the mating component, the handle portion comprising:
- a puck-shaped handle;
- a housing portion attached within the handle and attached to the mating component;
- and
- a 6 degrees of freedom (6DOF) sensor system housed in the housing portion and connected to the handle, the sensor system being configured to sense both translation and rotation in all of the X direction, the Y direction and the Z direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.