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US 2008/0188870 A1Published application
Device and Method for Controlling a Remote Appliance
OwnerJacques Andre, Laurent Ferriere +1inventors
InventorsJacques Andre, Laurent Ferriere, Roland Polet
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Abstract
A device (1) configured for wireless control of a remote appliance is disclosed. The device (1) includes one or more input members (2). The device (1) is configured for releasable mounting to a hand-held surgical instrument (3) and the remote appliance is distinct from the hand-held surgical instrument (3). A method for controlling the remote appliance is also disclosed.
Claims29
A system for performing surgery comprising:
- a hand-held surgical instrument comprising distally an end effector and proximally a handle 3 for grasping by a user, and the manipulation of the handle actuates the end effector,
- a device 1 configured for producing signals suited for wireless control of a remote appliance, and comprising one or more input members 2 the manipulation of which causes the device 1 to produce the said signals, and
- a clip 5 comprising a receiving surface 27 which receives and at least partly enclasps a portion of the handle 3 or a portion of the surgical instrument distally adjacent to the handle 3, thereby releasably engaging the clip 5 with the hand-held surgical instrument;
- the clip further comprising, outwardly from the receiving surface 27, a housing member 19 and at least one supporting member 20 moveably engaged with the said housing member 19,
- wherein the device 1 and the said supporting member 20 are interconnected through mutually fitting connecting elements 10,9 provided respectively thereon.
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A kit of parts comprising:
- a device 1 configured for producing signals suited for wireless control of a remote appliance, and comprising one or more input members 2 the manipulation of which causes the device 1 to produce the said signals, and
- a clip 5 configured for releasable, clasping engagement with a hand-held surgical instrument and comprising a receiving surface 27 configured to receive and at least partly enclasp a portion of the hand-held surgical instrument, in particular a portion of the handle thereof or a portion distally adjacent to the handle, and further comprising, outwardly from the receiving surface 27, a housing member 19 and at least one supporting member 20 moveably engaged with the said housing member 19,
- wherein the device 1 and the supporting member 20 comprise mutually fitting connecting elements 10,9 for interconnection thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.