Wireless foot controller

摘要

The invention includes systems and methods for controlling devices including surgical instruments using a wireless footswitch. The systems of the invention include a wireless footswitch, a footswitch adapter, and an electric console for powering and controlling surgical instruments. The systems of the invention further include a wireless footswitch for controlling battery powered surgical instruments. The methods of the invention include syncing a wireless footswitch with a controlled device or a wireless footswitch adapter using a lower power wireless mode, then signaling the controlled device or wireless footswitch adapter using a higher power wireless mode. The systems and methods of the invention include using a wireless device or wireless footswitch adapter to monitor transmissions from other wireless devices to prevent syncing with the wireless footswitch adapter using the same channel or network identification as other wireless devices or wireless footswitch adapters.

主权项

1. A system for wirelessly controlling a surgical instrument comprising:
a wireless footswitch comprising a first wireless transceiver and a pedal configured to be operated by a foot of a user and to provide a pedal signal in response, wherein the pedal signal is converted to a control signal transmitted by the first wireless transceiver; a surgical instrument or a wireless footswitch adapter with a second wireless transceiver;wherein the first wireless transceiver is configured to transmit sync signals in a lower power mode and, upon syncing between the first and second wireless transceivers, the first wireless transceiver transmits control signals in a higher power mode and wherein syncing between the first and second transceivers is possible when the first transceiver is not in close proximity to second transceiver.