Method and device for carrying out various functions in connection with surgical instruments
AssigneeOlympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
InventorJannis Holtkötter
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Abstract
A surgical instruments can be carried out via a foot switch by an operator or a surgeon. It is typical that during operation, multiple surgical instruments are each operated via one foot switch. As a result, the risk of an incorrect operation of the foot switches increases because the space available for the placement of the foot switches is limited. The invention provides a method and a device using which various functions in connection with surgical instruments can be carried out in a simple and safe manner. This is achieved in that at least one projector for generating a virtual control panel and at least one sensor for acquiring the virtual control panel are assigned to a foot switch.
Claims12
A device comprising a foot switch for carrying out various functions in connection with a surgical instrument, wherein the functions can be carried out by actuating the foot switch,
- wherein the foot switch comprises at least one projector for generating at least one virtual control panel, and at least one sensor configured to detect operations on the virtual control panel,
- wherein the foot switch is configured to be coupled, via a cable or wirelessly, to the surgical instrument, the surgical instrument including at least one from among an endoscope, a resectoscope, an HF resectoscope, a camera system, an HF generator, an ultrasound generator, a flushing pump, a light source, or a reprocessing machine, and
- wherein the virtual control panel is programmable for carrying out the various functions in connection with the surgical instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.