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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Jeremy R. Roth, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jeremy R. Roth, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2006.01); H01H 3/14 (2006.01); H01H 21/26 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); H01H 3/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2013.01); H01H 3/14 (2013.01); H01H 21/26 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00973 (2013.01); A61F 9/007 (2013.01); H01H 2003/008 (2013.01); H01H 2300/014 (2013.01);
Abstract
A haptic footswitch treadle for use in microsurgical systems is disclosed. The haptic footswitch treadle includes a haptic surface coupled to a pivotable treadle base and configured to convey vibratory haptic feedback to a surgeon. The haptic footswitch includes a positional sensor coupled to the treadle base and suspension elements and actuators positioned between the haptic surface and the treadle base. The actuators are configured to move the suspension elements and the haptic surface based on command signals generated by haptic software applications in response to data from the positional sensor.