Patent ID: 11857285
Assignee: SUDHIR PREM SRIVASTAVA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
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.