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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1992
Filed:
May. 06, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter B Keenan, Los Altos, CA (US);
Dave Youngquist, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Coherent, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250221 ; 200 865 ;
Abstract
A dual actuation foot switch particularly suited to medical laser systems is disclosed. The foot switch includes a housing having an opening for receiving a foot. A first switch is provided which is actuated by the placement of the foot into the housing. A second switch is actuated by pressure from the user's foot. The dual actuation feature can be used to initiate two different responses from the medical laser system.