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

Claim 17:
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the control lever comprises a second portion disposed outside the body and extending from a pivot point, wherein a metallic portion is disposed in or integrally formed with the second portion,
wherein the metallic portion is configured to move over an inductive coil between the open and closed positions, the inductive coil facing the metallic portion, and
wherein magnetically or inductively detecting the change in the orientation comprises:
detecting an induced electrical current at the inductive coil in response to a movement of the metallic portion;
demodulating the detected electrical current to produce a signal representing a position of the metallic portion; and
detecting the change in the orientation based on the produced signal.