CPC A61B 34/74 (2016.02) [A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); A61B 2034/741 (2016.02); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0223 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A surgeon input device for controlling a robotic surgical system, comprising:
a housing;
at least one sensor probe disposed within the housing and the at least one sensor probe, in operative communication with an electromagnetic signal transmitter, configured to detect at least one of a position and orientation of a surgeon's hand within a predefined electromagnetic field generated by the electromagnetic signal transmitter;
a support structure positioned within the housing;
a lever with a spring affixed in a hollow recess of the support structure by means of a shaft;
at least one button protruding out of the housing having an extruding portion and the extruding portion is configured to push the lever; and
at least one sensor disposed within the housing, the at least one sensor configured to detect a compression and decompression of the at least one button and send a signal via a sensor wire to a control system to regulate opening and closing of an end effector of a surgical instrument.
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