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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Abbott Medical Optics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Inventors:
Abraham Hajishah, Irvine, CA (US);
Mitchell W. Mallough, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Medical Optics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/44 (2008.04); A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00745 (2013.01); G05G 1/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A foot pedal with a treadle that pivots up and down to vary its pitch, and/or side to side to vary its yaw. The pivot range of motion is divided into a plurality of zones, each zone configured to correspond to a respective virtual switch. When the treadle is pivoted into one of the zones, the corresponding virtual switch is activated. The virtual switch controls an operatively coupled device such as a handpiece used in a surgical procedure.