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

Claim 9:
10. A robotic surgery system comprising:
a patient cart configured to support a tool; and
a workstation configured to be in data communication with the patient cart, wherein the workstation comprises at least one hand controller apparatus configured to remotely control movement of the tool, the at least one hand controller 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, the positional change detector further configured to cause a movement of the tool in response to the detected positional change of the control lever with respect to the surface of the body.