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US 12,597,577 B2Granted
Foot switch device and medical device system
AssigneeOlympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
InventorsAndreas Hörlle, Antonios Patelis
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Abstract
A foot switch device, includes: a housing; a pedal, the pedal being moveably attached to the housing; and a switching circuit; the switching circuit being configured to detect movement of the pedal relative to the housing, and to issue a switching signal when such movement is detected; wherein the switching circuit includes a coil arranged in the housing and a yoke attached to the pedal, so that movement of the pedal moves the yoke into or out of the coil. Also, a medical device system with a foot switch device.
Claims11
A foot switch device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a pedal, the pedal being moveably attached to the housing;
- and
- a switching circuit, wherein:
- the switching circuit being configured to detect movement of the pedal relative to the housing, and to issue a switching signal when such movement is detected;
- the switching circuit comprises a coil arranged in the housing and a yoke attached to the pedal, so that movement of the pedal moves the yoke into or out of the coil;
- and
- the housing has a through-opening extending from an upper side of the housing to a lower side of the housing.
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