Locking casters for surgical systems with sensing
AssigneeAuris Health, Inc.
InventorsJessie Ramirez Sanchez, Liam J. Nolan, Christian de Jesus Ruiz, Sarah Ann Horton
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A caster assembly that includes a caster wheel, a lock member, a pedal, and a position sensor. The lock member can engage the caster wheel. Movement of the pedal towards a depressed position can cause engagement of the lock member against the caster wheel to resist or prevent rotation of the caster wheel. Movement of the pedal towards a released position can separate the lock member from the caster wheel to permit rotation of the caster wheel. The position sensor can detect a position of the pedal.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A caster assembly for use with a surgical console, the caster assembly comprising:
- a caster wheel;
- a lock member that is engageable against the caster wheel to define a locked state of the caster wheel, the lock member being disengageable from the caster wheel to define an unlocked state of the caster wheel;
- a position sensor;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive, from the position sensor, data indicative of the unlocked state of the caster wheel;
- and
- disable the surgical console from controlling one or more operations of a surgical robot in response to receiving the data indicative of the unlocked state of the caster wheel.
A method comprising:
- detecting a position of a pedal that is coupled to a lock member of a caster assembly, wherein (i) movement of the pedal toward a locked position causes the lock member to resist or prevent rotation of a caster wheel, and (ii) movement of the pedal toward an unlocked position causes the lock member to permit rotation of the caster wheel;
- in response to the pedal being detected in the unlocked position, disabling a surgical console from controlling operation of a surgical robot;
- and
- in response to the pedal being detected in the locked position, enabling the surgical console to control operation of the surgical robot.
A caster assembly for use with a surgical console, the caster assembly comprising:
- a caster, comprising:
- a caster wheel configured for swiveling relative to the surgical console and for rotation relative to the surgical console independent of the swiveling;
- a first pedal, the first pedal being movable (i) towards a first engaged position in which the swiveling of the caster wheel is resisted, and (ii) towards a first disengaged position in which the swiveling of the caster wheel is permitted;
- and
- a second pedal, the second pedal being moveable independently of the first pedal (i) towards a second engaged position in which the rotation of the caster wheel is resisted, and (ii) towards a second disengaged position in which the rotation of the caster wheel is permitted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.