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| 20080243105 | Surgical Footswitch with Movable Shroud - The present invention provides a surgical footswitch with a movable shroud. The footswitch is capable of controlling different kinds of surgical instruments and is adaptable by moving the shroud to meet the convenience and safety requirements of each kind of surgical instrument. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080291432 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE COUPLING EFFICIENCY OF A FIBER-OPTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for allowing a user to monitor the coupling efficiency of a fiber-optic surgical system. An embodiment of the present invention can include: an energy source to produce a beam of light, a fiber in optical communication with the energy source and a set of light sensors positioned to detect scattered light from the beam of light scattered proximate to the entrance of the fiber. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090040181 | System and Method For Magnetic Hand Controller - Embodiments provide a system and method for magnetic hand controllers. An embodiment of a magnetic hand controller can include a base portion comprising a base magnet, a hand control portion spaced from and movable relative to the base portion, the hand control portion comprising a hand control and a hand control magnet coupled to the hand control and oriented so that the hand control magnet is attracted to the base magnet. The hand control portion may be coupled to a device such that a user may control the device by moving the hand control. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090175464 | Headset For Voice Activation/Confirmation Enabled Surgical Console - A surgical system includes a surgical console, a headset, and a headset interface. The surgical console operates a voice confirmation system. The headset interface provides a communications link between the headset and the surgical console. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100198200 | Smart Illumination for Surgical Devices - In various embodiments, a device (such as a surgical footswitch, handpiece, etc.) and a surgical console may be used by an operator during a surgical procedure and/or in an office. The device may communicate with the surgical console to receive information associated with a procedure (e.g., information relative to the device, console, or other equipment used in a surgical procedure). In some embodiments, the information may be determined/generated at the device (i.e. and not necessarily received from the surgical console). Based on the information, a configuration may be determined (e.g., at the device, at the console, etc.) for one or more indicators on the device to provide at least part of the information to the operator of the device. The at least one indicator on the device may thus be illuminated to provide the operator at least part of the information associated with the procedure. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100232002 | System and method for illumination attenuation - Generally speaking, the output brightness of an illuminator is varied by chopping an output light beam such that the beam is alternately interrupted and unhindered. An interrupter can be rapidly moved into and out of the transmission path of a light beam. The brightness of the light beam received at a site will be attenuated based on the amount of time per cycle the light beam remains obstructed versus unhindered. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100331829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-BEAM SCANNING - System and method of photoaltering a material. The system includes a laser source operable to produce a primary pulsed beam, a holographic optical element configured to receive the primary pulsed beam and transmit a plurality of secondary beams, and a scanner operable to direct the secondary beams to the material. The secondary beams are based on the primary pulsed beam. The method includes phase shifting a pulsed laser beam to produce an input beam, holographically altering the input beam to produce a plurality of transmission beams, and scanning a portion of the material with the transmission beams. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110037949 | OPHTHALMIC ENDOILLUMINATION WITH THERMALLY ISOLATED PHOSPHOR - An illuminator configured to deliver white light into an optical fiber includes a pump light source and a white phosphor. The pump light source configured to emit short-wavelength light. The white phosphor is disposed to receive the short-wavelength light from the pump light source and to output white light in response to the pumping light. The white phosphor is thermally isolated from the pump light source. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110038174 | OPHTHALMIC ENDOILLUMINATION WITH LIGHT COLLECTOR FOR WHITE PHOSPHOR - In one embodiment, an illuminator configured to emit light into an optical fiber includes at least one pump light source configured to emit short-wavelength light. The illuminator further includes a white phosphor disposed to receive the short-wavelength light and to emit white light in response. The illuminator also includes a light collector configured to collect the short-wavelength light at the white phosphor such that a brightness of the white light is greater than a brightness of the short-wavelength light. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110106068 | FOOTSWITCH OPERABLE TO CONTROL A SURGICAL SYSTEM - The present invention provides a surgical footswitch that includes a base, a pedal, an encoder assembly, a wireless interface, and an internal power generator. The pedal mounts upon the base and pivots. The encoder assembly couples to the pedal. As the pedal pivots, the encoder assembly translates the mechanical signal of the pedal into a control signal based on the pedals position and/or orientation. The wireless interface couples the encoder assembly to receive the control signal. The wireless interface also couples the surgical footswitch to a surgical console operable to control and direct surgical equipment. The wireless interface passes the control signal from the encoder to the surgical console, which then directs the surgical equipment based on the control signal. This wireless interface eliminates the tangle of wires or tethers, which may be a hazard in the surgical theater. The internal power generator translates footswitch movement into stored energy to eliminate potential failures of the footswitch during a procedure and overcome the need to replace batteries within the footswitch. | 05-05-2011 |
