Remote control apparatus, surgical system, and method of identifying target pedal

Abstract

A remote control apparatus according to one or more embodiments may include: an operating handle for remotely operating medical equipment; an operation pedal unit including a plurality of pedals each of which is operated when pressed downward by a foot to perform a function related to the medical equipment, and a sensor unit detecting a presence of the foot operating any one of the plurality of pedals; and a control unit which receives detection information from the sensor unit. The sensor unit comprises two or more sensors provided in the vicinity of a first pedal among the plurality of pedals. When the control unit receives detection information from the two or more sensors provided in the vicinity of the first pedal, the control unit determines that the foot operating the first pedal is present.

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