Alcon, Inc.

Alcon Research, Ltd.

Novartis Ag

William Monteleone

David A Thoe

David M Weston

John Koontz

Marc Nestor

Patrick K Hassett

Kevin Creed

Geoffrey C Jawidzik

Brandon L Spoelstra

Andrew Zoolakis

Jeffrey Jikang Chun

Jeremy Robert Roth

Surgical console

Particular embodiments disclosed herein provide a retractable guard assembly coupled to a caster of a mobile equipment, comprising one or more first guards comprising corresponding one or more guard toeholds and one or more second guards. When the one or more first guards and the one or more second guards are in a fully retracted state, fully compressing any one of the one or more guard toeholds causes the one or more first guards and the one or more second guards to transition into a fully deployed state. When the one or more first guards and the one or more second guards are in a fully deployed state, fully lifting any one of the one or more guard toeholds causes the one or more first guards and one or more second guards to transition into the fully retracted state.

Retractable guard assemblies

An articulated mechanism and associated systems and methods therefore are disclosed. An example articulating mechanism within the scope of the disclosure includes a stud, a keyed washer having a plurality of threaded apertures, and a nut. The nut threadingly engages the stud. The nut includes a plurality of apertures segregated into a plurality of groups. A size of the apertures formed in the nut are larger than a size of the apertures formed in the keyed washer, resulting in an angular variation over which an aperture of the nut remains aligned with an aperture of the keyed washer. The apertures of the respective nut and washer are arranged such that at least one aperture of the nut aligns with an aperture of the keyed washer continuously throughout rotation of the nut relative to the keyed washer. The aligned apertures receive a fastener to secure the nut to the keyed washer.

Locking nut and washer

Surgical foot pedal

Remote control for a surgical console

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Aliso Viejo, CA, United States of America

William Monteleone