Patent ID: 9639953
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A61B,G06F,G06T

Claim:
1. A surgical mechanism control system comprising: an acceleration or orientation detection unit configured to output one or more control signals in response to detecting one of acceleration and orientation of the unit, the unit being adapted to be attached to and carried by a surgeon, wherein the unit includes one or more acceleration sensors and wherein the or each acceleration sensor has an associated threshold acceleration, such that an acceleration below the associated threshold acceleration does not cause actuation of an associated switch unit of the acceleration or orientation detection unit and an acceleration above the associated threshold acceleration does cause the associated switch unit to actuate such that the one or more control signals are output; and a control unit configured to receive the one or more control signals output by the acceleration or orientation detection unit and control a surgical mechanism in accordance with the one or more control signals, and a foot pedal; wherein the control unit is configured to transmit an output to the surgical mechanism in accordance with the one or more control signals when an input is detected at the control unit from the foot pedal.