US 10,864,113 B2Granted

System and apparatus for switch and foot pedal tap detection and filtering

AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.

InventorsAbraham Hajishah, Mitchell W. Mallough, Joseph E. Pedroza

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Abstract

An ocular surgical apparatus is provided, including a surgical control device such as a foot pedal configured to be employed to control at least one ocular surgical parameter, and a controller configured to receive a series of values from the surgical control device and evaluate the series of values provided from the surgical control device, the series of values provided using a buffer comprising a detection area and an exclusion area. Presence of a desired value in the detection area and an absence of a contrary indication in the exclusion area is determined by the controller to indicate a switch associated with the surgical control device is requested by a user of the surgical control device.

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Dependent claims

A method for use in an ocular surgical apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving, by a buffer of the ocular surgical apparatus, a series of values from a user-manipulated surgical interface, the buffer comprising a detection area and an exclusion area;
sequentially evaluating, by a controller of the ocular surgical apparatus, the series of values as provided from the user-manipulated surgical interface;
controlling at least one ocular surgical parameter of the ocular surgical apparatus based on contents of the buffer;
wherein a presence of a desired value in the detection area and an absence of a contrary indication in the exclusion area indicate a switch associated with the user-manipulated surgical interface is requested by the user-manipulated surgical interface such that the controller controls the at least one ocular surgical parameter with respect to the switch.

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Facts

Application: 16/045,533Filed 25 Jul 2018 · division
Priority: 23 Apr 2014
Published: US 2018/0325730 A115 Nov 2018
Granted: 15 Dec 2020
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Classification8 codes

A61F 9/00745
Instruments for removal of intra-ocular material or intra-ocular injection, e.g. cataract instruments: using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic
A61F 9/007
Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting in contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind;…:…
H01H 21/26
Biased to return to normal position upon removal of operating force: adapted for operation by a part of the human body other than the hand, e.g.…
A61B 2017/00221
Electrical control of surgical instruments: with wireless transmission of data, e.g. by infrared radiation or radiowaves

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Application61/983,324Us provisional application · filed 23 Apr 2014
Application14/693,077Parent of this division · filed 22 Apr 2015
US 2018/0325730 A1Pre-grant publication · published 15 Nov 2018
US 10,058,450 B2Parent of this division
US 2015/0305936 A1Published application
US 10,864,113 B2This patent

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