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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2021
Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Qingbin Zheng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Joseph L. Diamond, San Carlos, CA (US);
Hossein Taheri, Foster City, CA (US);
Nicklas Hsieh, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Auris Health, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for an input device for controlling operation of a surgical tool. The input device includes a first set of one or more input objects for receiving an input of a first type associated with the operation of the surgical tool, and a second set of one or more input objects for receiving an input of a second type associated with the operation of the surgical tool. The input device also includes a Hall effect sensor for detecting a magnetic field based on the first set of one or more magnets and the second set of one or more magnets. A medical system including the input device and a method of using the input device for operating a surgical tool are also disclosed.