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

Claim 0:
1. A hand controller apparatus for controlling a tool in a robotic surgery system, the apparatus comprising:
a body including a proximal end and a distal end with an interface configured to couple to an input apparatus configured to control a surgical tool;
a control lever having a tail end pivotally coupled to the body proximate a surface of the body, the control lever extending distally at least partially along the body to a paddle end spaced from the surface of the body, the control lever being moveable relative to the surface of the body; and
a positional change detector configured to magnetically or inductively detect a positional change of the control lever with respect to the surface of the body, the positional change detector further configured to cause a movement of the tool in response to the detected positional change of the control lever.