Ribbon switch in surgical footpedal control

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G05G 1/30 (2008.04) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) H01H 3/14 (2006.01) A61F 9/007 (2006.01) H01H 21/26 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2415252

Apparatus (10) for controlling a handpiece during surgery generally includes a foot pedal (12) pivotally mounted to a base (14) for enabling depression thereof in order to provide control signals for handpiece operation. At least one support surface (20, 22) provided adjacent the foot pedal (12) on the base (14) at a position enabling access thereto by a user's foot. A ribbon switch (34) is disposed on the support surface (20) and has a length sufficient to enable actuation thereof by a user's foot without visual observation thereof by the user. The ribbon switch (34) is actuable by depression thereof at any point along the length of the ribbon switch (34) in order to provide additional control signals to the handpiece.

L'invention concerne un appareil (10) permettant de commander une pièce à main au cours d'une intervention chirurgicale, qui comporte généralement une pédale (22) montée pivotante sur une base (14) pour permettre la pression de celle-ci afin de fournir des signaux de commande destinés à l'utilisation de la pièce à main. Au moins une surface support (20, 22) est placée de manière adjacente à la pédale (12) sur la base (14) dans une position permettant au pied d'un utilisateur d'y accéder. Un contact à ruban (34) est placé sur la surface support (20) et possède une longueur suffisante pour permettre son activation par le pied d'un utilisateur sans que celui-ci ait à le voir. Le contact à ruban (34) est actionné par pression à un point quelconque le long de la longueur dudit contact afin de fournir des signaux de commande additionnels à la pièce à main.

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