Patent ID: 8692657

Claim:
A wireless control device for controlling, with a human foot, an apparatus for performing a plurality of respective surgical functions, the control device comprising: a base having a bottom plate with a bottom side for being supported on a floor and a top side, opposite the bottom side, wherein the base plate has a rear edge and a front edge that is at least partially opposite the rear edge; first and second axles mounted on the base, parallel to and spaced from the top side of the base plate, and perpendicular to each other; a front actuator having a top surface and located proximate the front edge of the base plate, wherein the front actuator is pivotally mounted on the first axle so that the first actuator can be actuated by a human foot pressing on the top surface of the first actuator; a rear actuator having a top surface and located proximate the rear edge of the base plate, wherein the rear actuator is pivotally mounted on the second axle so that the second actuator can be actuated by a human foot pressing on the top surface of the rear actuator, and the top surface of the rear actuator is farther from the top side of the base plate than is the top surface of the front actuator; an internal base located on the top side of the base plate and having a surface generally parallel to the top side of the base plate; and an electronic unit comprising at least two modules for generating respective control signals for respective surgical functions of the apparatus, wherein the electronic unit is located on the surface of the internal base, and at least the front actuator, when pivoted, controls operation of a first of the at least two modules of the electronic unit.