Patent ID: 11957429
Assignee: TITAN MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 16:
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the control lever comprises a first portion disposed inside the body and a second portion disposed outside the body, the first portion and the second portion meeting at a pivot point of the control lever where the control lever is pivotally coupled to the body, the second portion configured to move between the open and closed positions, wherein a metallic portion is disposed in or integrally formed with the first portion, and
wherein magnetically or inductively detecting the change in the orientation comprises:
detecting an induced electrical current at a curved inductive coil caused by a rotation of the first portion about the pivot point between a first position and a second position in a direction opposite to a movement of the second portion, the first and second positions respectively corresponding to the open and closed positions of the second portion;
demodulating the detected electrical current to produce a signal representing a position of the metallic portion of the first portion; and
detecting the change in the orientation in response to the produced signal.