US 12,357,419 B2
Processor controlled surgical step stool with automatic height adjustment, vaccum attachment, and electronic foot switches
Jennifer Lauren Quon, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Frank William Crawford, Half Moon Bay, CA (US)
Assigned to Smart Step Surgical LLC (MONTANA), Billings, MT (US)
Filed by Smart Step Surgical LLC, Half Moon Bay, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/711,226.
Prior Publication US 2023/0310115 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 90/60 (2016.01); E04G 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/60 (2016.02) [E04G 1/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motorized step-platform device configured to adjust to operator-to-operator variations, comprising:
a lightweight motorized step-platform device configured to slide along a floor by an application of external force to a first desired position proximate a table;
said motorized step-platform device comprising at least one processor, memory, data interface, motorized height adjustment device, customizable top plate, and at least one motorized bottom suction device;
said at least one processor configured to use input from either said memory or from said data interface to immobilize and height-adjust said step-platform device to a first height by commanding said motorized height adjustment device to adjust said height of said step-platform device, and commanding said at least one motorized bottom suction device to generate a partial vacuum against said floor;
said at least one processor further configured to use input from said data interface to command said at least one motorized bottom suction device to release said partial vacuum, thus enabling said external force to move said motorized step-platform over said floor to a different location; and
said at least one processor further configured to use input from said data interface to command said motorized height adjustment device to adjust said height of said step-platform to a different height.