Patent ID: 6508823
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
Handpiece-controlled device for use in a surgical or medical operation, which comprises:a handpiece connected to at least one control conduit for connection to a pressure or depression generator, said handpiece comprising means for generating a pneumatic variation or a series of pneumatic variations in a fluid transported by said at least one control conduit, said pneumatic variation or series of pneumatic variations being generated by a direct or indirect digital action of an operator on said at least one control conduit or an opening of said at least one conduit, at least one apparatus connected to the handpiece or associated with the surgical or medical operation, said at least one apparatus connected to the handpiece or associated with the surgical or medical operation comprising a central operating unit, and a detector mounted in series on said at least one control conduit, said detector being coupled to said central operating unit of said at least one apparatus connected to the handpiece or associated with the surgical or medical operation, wherein said pneumatic variation or series of pneumatic variations are detected by said detector and transformed into an electrical signal which is transmitted to said central operating unit of said at least one apparatus connected to the handpiece or associated with the surgical or medical operation, such that the electrical signal is processed and exploited in the central operating unit to remotely control said at least one apparatus connected to the handpiece or associated with the surgical or medical operation.