Patent ID: 11890026
Assignee: ACCLARENT, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for providing user input from a medical device to an image guided surgery (IGS) navigation system, wherein the medical device includes a handle body, wherein the handle body includes a set of controls, wherein the set of controls includes at least first and second controls, the method comprising:
(a) receiving, at a control interface, a set of inputs when each of first and second controls are interacted with by a user, wherein the set of inputs describes a combination and pattern of user interactions with each of the first and second controls of the set of controls;
(b) identifying an input based on the set of inputs, and determining whether the input is a device input or a navigation input using a processor;
(c) if the input is a device input, then relaying information regarding operation of a medical procedure feature of the medical device; and
(d) if the input is a navigation input, then implementing the input on the IGS navigation system to modify operation of an IGS navigation software being executed by the IGS navigation system.