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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2024
Applicant:
Olympus Winter & Ibe Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Hörlle, Berlin, DE;
Antonios Patelis, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 47/32 (2006.01); H01H 50/02 (2006.01); H01H 50/36 (2006.01); H01H 50/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 50/36 (2013.01); H01H 50/02 (2013.01); H01H 50/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A foot switch device, includes: a housing; a pedal, the pedal being moveably attached to the housing; and a switching circuit; the switching circuit being configured to detect movement of the pedal relative to the housing, and to issue a switching signal when such movement is detected; wherein the switching circuit includes a coil arranged in the housing and a yoke attached to the pedal, so that movement of the pedal moves the yoke into or out of the coil. Also, a medical device system with a foot switch device.