Apparatus, system and method of providing a foot pedal platform for ophthalmic surgery
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
InventorTyson J. Steenstra Toussaint
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Abstract
The disclosed apparatus, system and method may include at least an adjustable platform for a surgical footpedal, such as may be associated with a phacoemulsification surgical console. The adjustable platform for a surgical footpedal may include a bearing arm having a mount; a pedal, having associated therewith one or more sensors indicative of at least one surgical setting; and a platform at a first end of the bearing arm distal from the mount, comprising a mating surface for receiving the pedal.
Claims22
An adjustable surgical footpedal system, comprising:
- a bearing arm having a mount;
- a pedal, having associated therewith one or more sensors indicative of at least one surgical setting;
- a platform coupled with a first end of the bearing arm distal from the mount, comprising a mating surface for receiving the pedal;
- and
- a platform adjustment device configured to adjust the platform in multiple axes,
- wherein the bearing arm further comprises conduit suitable for receiving wiring for connective association with the pedal.
A surgical chair, comprising:
- a seat;
- a backrest perpendicularly associated with the seat;
- a plurality of wheels;
- a rigid brace connectively associating the plurality of wheels with the seat;
- a bearing arm having a mount suitable for mounting the bearing arm to the chair;
- a platform at a first end of the bearing arm distal from the mount, comprising a mating surface for receiving a pedal;
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- a platform adjustment device configured to adjust the platform in multiple axes,
- wherein the bearing arm further comprises conduit suitable for receiving wiring for connective association with the pedal.
An adjustable platform capable of receiving a surgical footpedal, comprising:
- a bearing arm having at a first end thereof an adjustable mount suitable for mounting to a surgical chair;
- a platform at a second end of the bearing arm distal from the first end, the platform being capable of receiving the surgical footpedal and comprising a mating portion for receiving the surgical footpedal;
- and
- a platform adjustment device physically associated with the second end of the bearing arm, the platform adjustment device being configured to adjust the platform in multiple axes,
- wherein the bearing arm further comprises conduit suitable for receiving wiring for connective association with the pedal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.