US 9,848,857 B2 · Wireless foot controller

Abstract

The invention includes systems and methods for controlling devices including surgical instruments using a wireless footswitch. The systems of the invention include a wireless footswitch, a footswitch adapter, and an electric console for powering and controlling surgical instruments. The systems of the invention further include a wireless footswitch for controlling battery powered surgical instruments. The methods of the invention include syncing a wireless footswitch with a controlled device or a wireless footswitch adapter using a lower power wireless mode, then signaling the controlled device or wireless footswitch adapter using a higher power wireless mode. The systems and methods of the invention include using a wireless device or wireless footswitch adapter to monitor transmissions from other wireless devices to prevent syncing with the wireless footswitch adapter using the same channel or network identification as other wireless devices or wireless footswitch adapters.

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Dependent claims

A system for controlling the operation of a surgical device comprising:

a first wireless transceiver configured to receive a connect signal while in a low power mode and, in response to the connect signal, to transmit low power wireless sync signals, and further configured to receive a wireless sync acknowledgement signal and to place the apparatus into a synced state,
a pedal configured to be operated by a foot of a user and to provide a pedal signal, the first wireless transceiver further configured to generate, when the apparatus is in a synced state, a higher power mode wireless signal in response to the pedal signal, wherein the wireless signal controls the operation of the surgical device;
and
a wireless footswitch adapter with a second wireless transceiver;
wherein syncing between the first and second transceivers is possible when the first transceiver is not in close proximity to second transceiver.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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