Patent ID: 8337517
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical apparatus, comprising: a system controller; a hand-held scalpel assembly; a first communication link interconnecting said hand-held scalpel assembly with said system controller; an actuator; a second communication link interconnecting said actuator with said system controller; wherein said system controller comprises: wherein said hand-held scalpel assembly comprises: wherein said motorized micrometer comprises: wherein: wherein said actuator further comprises: an actuator controller comprising an actuator processor, a third computer readable medium, and actuator microcode encoded in said third computer readable medium; a restoring means to move said second end of said pivotable member upwardly from said second configuration to said first configuration wherein said actuator controller provides said actuator signal to said system controller when said pivotable member is moved from said first configuration to said second configuration.