US 11,786,320 B2
Robotic surgical pedal with integrated foot sensor
Taylor Cone, Belmont, CA (US); and Joan Savall, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Verb Surgical Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Verb Surgical Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/79,696.
Application 18/079,696 is a continuation of application No. 17/115,587, filed on Dec. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,547,500.
Application 17/115,587 is a continuation of application No. 16/038,128, filed on Jul. 17, 2018, granted, now 10,888,383, issued on Jan. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0157771 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); G05G 1/38 (2008.04)
CPC A61B 34/25 (2016.02) [A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00212 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00221 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00973 (2013.01); G05G 1/38 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foot pedal assembly for controlling a robotic surgical system, the foot pedal assembly comprising:
a foot pedal base;
a foot pedal coupled to the foot pedal base and operable to activate a surgical tool of the robotic surgical system;
a sensor operable to detect a target object hovering over the foot pedal; and
a processor operable to provide an alert when the processor determines contact between the target object and the foot pedal would result in an unintentional activation of the surgical tool and prevent the foot pedal from activating the surgical tool when the processor determines contact between the target object and the foot pedal would result in the unintentional activation of the surgical tool.