1269139 玖、發明說明： 【屬^明片^ 々貝超^】 本專利申凊案凊求2002年9月4曰所提申之美國暫時專利 申請案序號60/408211的權益，以及為2〇〇2年8月26日所提申且 5目前共審查中之美國專利申請案序號29/166.339之一件部分延 續申請案。 本發明通4關係於外科手術方面的領域，更特定言之，係 關於用在控制微手術的腳控切換器方面。 10 現代外科手術中，特別是眼科手術；外科醫師利用各種不 同的氣動和電子驅動的微外科手術的手工具。該手工具藉由微 處理驅動的外科手術儀器來操作，其儀器，接受外科醫生，或 一助理，藉由一各種不同的周邊裝置包括腳控切換器所輸入的 資料。習知腳控切換器係被揭露在美國專利申請案第4,837,857 15 號（scheller，d fl/·)、第 4,965,417 號(Mossie)、第 4,983,901 號 (Lehmer)、第 5,091，656 號(Gahn)、第 5,268,624 號(Zanger)、第 5,554,894 號(Sepielli)、第 5,580,347 號(Reimels)、第 5,635,777 號(Telymonde，d α/·)、第 5,787,760 號(Thorlakson)、第 5,983,749 號(Holtorf)與第6，179,829 B1號（Bisch，以α/.)和國際專利公 20 開案 WO98/08442 (Bisch e，a/·)、WO 00/12037 (Chen)、WO 02/12037 (Chen)，該等案件之全部内容被納1入於此以為參 考。不過該等專利主要地專注在腳控切換器的功能特質，而不 是對於腳控切換器的人體工學。 因此對於腳控切換器人體方面的改良之需求是持續存在 1269139 的 I：發明内容3 π經由提供_種具有可調整踏板和切換器設置的腳控切換 ’本發明改良習知外科手術用腳控切換器。藉此腳控切換器 月匕在人體工學上更為正確地針對不同的使用者。 W因此，本發明之-主要目的係為提供一外科手術腳控切換 器，其可調整成適合不同尺寸的腳。 本發明之另-目的係為提供一符合人體工學且可調整的外 科手術腳控切換器。 10 15 本毛月之再-個目的係為提供一具有可調整切換器的外科 手術腳控切換器。 本發明的前述和其他優點和目的， 專利範圍中將更清楚、明白。 ：月和申Μ 圖式簡單說明 圖1是本發明的外科手術腳控切換器的透視圖。 圖2A-2C是本發明腳控切換器的平面 器的調整性。 具況明切換 圖3是-外科手術腳控切換器的分解 換器的組合圖。 圖，其說明側切 圖4Α-4Β是用在本發明之腳控切換器的側切換时 面圖，其說明轉動鎖機構的操作。 、裔之下視平 圖5是—本發明之腳控切換器的上視平面圖。 圖6是用於本發明之腳控切換 分解組合圖。 鄉跟杯滑動調整機構的 20 1269139 圖7A-7B是用於本發明的腳控切換器腳跟杯的上視平面 圖，其說明可滑動腳跟杯調整機構的操作。 圖8是與圖6相似的本發明之腳控切換器的上視平面圖， 但其說明該踏板的轉動操作。 5 圖9A-9B是下視平面圖，該踏板切換器的下視平面圖，其 用於該目前本發明的腳控切換器。 圖10是本發明腳控切換器的部分側面剖面圖，其說明相對 於使用者的腳踝的踏板樞軸點位置。1269139 玖, invention description: [genus ^ 明片 ^ 々贝超^] This patent application seeks the rights of the US provisional patent application number 60/408211, which is filed on September 4, 2002, and is 2 One of the parts of the U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 29/166.339, which was filed on August 26, 2, and which is currently under review, continues the application. The present invention relates to the field of surgery, and more particularly to the use of footswitches for controlling microsurgery. 10 Modern surgery, especially eye surgery; surgeons use a variety of different pneumatic and electronically driven microsurgical hand tools. The hand tool is operated by a micro-process driven surgical instrument, the instrument, a surgeon, or an assistant, with a variety of peripheral devices including data input by the footswitch. The known footswitches are disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 4,837,857, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. No. 5,268,624 (Zanger), 5,554,894 (Sepielli), 5,580,347 (Reimels), 5,635,777 (Telymonde, d α/·), 5,787,760 (Thorlakson), 5,983,749 (Holtorf) and 6, 179,829 B1 (Bisch, with α/.) and International Patent No. 20, WO98/08442 (Bisch e, a/·), WO 00/12037 (Chen), WO 02/12037 (Chen), All content is included here for reference. However, these patents focus primarily on the functional characteristics of the footswitch, rather than the ergonomics of the footswitch. Therefore, the need for improved human control of the footswitch is that there is a constant 1269139 of I: Summary of the Invention 3 π via providing a footswitch with adjustable pedal and switch settings. The present invention improves the conventional surgical foot control. Switcher. With this foot control switch, the moon is more ergonomically aimed at different users. Thus, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a surgical footswitch that can be adjusted to fit different sized feet. Another object of the present invention is to provide an ergonomic and adjustable surgical surgical foot switch. 10 15 The second month of this month is to provide a surgical foot switch with an adjustable switch. The foregoing and other advantages and objects of the present invention will become more apparent from the appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical foot switch of the present invention. 2A-2C are the adjustability of the planarizer of the footswitch of the present invention. Conditional Switching Figure 3 is a combination of the exploded actuators of the surgical footswitch. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 4Α-4Β is a side switching timing view of a foot control switch used in the present invention, which illustrates the operation of the rotary lock mechanism. Figure 5 is a top plan view of the foot control switch of the present invention. Figure 6 is a fragmentation diagram of the foot control switching used in the present invention. 20 1269139 Figure 7A-7B is a top plan view of a heel cup for use with the foot switch of the present invention, illustrating the operation of the slidable heel cup adjustment mechanism. Figure 8 is a top plan view of the foot control switch of the present invention similar to Figure 6, but illustrating the rotation of the pedal. 5 Figures 9A-9B are bottom plan views of a lower perspective view of the pedal switch for use with the present conventional footswitch. Figure 10 is a partial side cross-sectional view of the foot control switch of the present invention illustrating the position of the pedal pivot point relative to the user's ankle.
圖11A-11B是本發明腳控切換器的側平面視圖，其說明踏 10 板轉動鎖的操作。 圖12是本發明的腳控切換器上視平面圖，其圖與等圖6和 8相似，但說明腳跟杯的轉動操作。 圖13是該腳跟杯轉動機構的分解組合圖。 圖14是本發明的腳控切換器下視平面圖。 15 圖15A-15C是本發明的腳控切換器的剖面圖，其說明抗重Figures 11A-11B are side plan views of the foot control switch of the present invention illustrating the operation of the tread 10 wheel rotation lock. Figure 12 is a top plan view of the foot control switch of the present invention, similar to Figures 6 and 8, but illustrating the turning operation of the heel cup. Figure 13 is an exploded combination view of the heel cup rotation mechanism. Figure 14 is a bottom plan view of the foot control switch of the present invention. 15A-15C are cross-sectional views of the foot control switch of the present invention, illustrating the anti-weight
力彈簧栓塞腳的操作。 I：實施方式3 如圖1中的最佳顯示，本發明的腳控切換器10,通常包括， 基底12，具有腳跟杯16的踏板14，和側或側翼切換器18，該 20 等可由任何適當的材料製造，如不銹鋼鐵、鈦或塑膠。基底12 可包含由一較軟的彈性體材料製成的保護性保險桿20。如圖 2A-2C，3和4A-4B的最佳顯示，側切換器18可以向内地（圖 2B)或向外地（圖2C)調整，以便增加或減少切換器18之間的距 離且符合各種不同的使用者腳100的寬度。如此之調整是藉由 7 1269139 推鎖式按鈕22達成，因而使基底12上的固鎖銷24從切換器 18裡的掣子26中脫離和藉由繞著鎖28在基底12上的孔30裡 轉動達成。當按叙釋放時，彈簧將掣子26推向固鎖銷 24，因此將切換器18維持在同一固鎖位置，如圖2B和2C中 最佳顯示，該切換器18的相對位置，藉由利用切換器位置指 示器34可目視地來決定。 如圖5 ’ 6，和7A-7B中的最佳顯示，踏板14的長度是藉 由腳跟杯16的滑動來調整。如圖6中的最佳顯示，踏板14經 10 15 由止推軸丞38被固定在踏板底30，藉此允許踏板14繞著軸 40作樞轉。腳跟杯滑件42是被接納於踏板14上且包括鎖固槓 桿44，其藉由扣件46被握持在腳跟杯滑件42上。固鎖銷48 藉由軸50被握持在鎖固槓桿44内。固鎖銷48是利用推向固 鎖銷扣件56的彈簧54被偏壓進踏板14裡的固鎖銷孔52。以 攻方式’將固鎖槓桿44之推動使固鎖銷48由固鎖銷孔52拉 出且使腳跟杯滑件42以縱長方向沿著踏板14之孔58滑動， 如圖7A-7B所述。相對於踏板14，腳跟杯16的相對位置是可 藉由才曰示器60可目視地被顯示。除外，踏板14可包括凸起的 參考點62，其指示踏板14的中心。 刖述見度和長度調整較佳地使腳控切換器1〇調整為一適合 女性百分位的第5位到男性百分位的第95位的寬度和長度， 無論有無使用鞋子。如圖1G的最佳顯示，腳100 _踩_ 軸65，是位於踏板η的椒鉦 杞軸疑轉軸68之後方，此為針對所肩 踏板長度。另一段如圖8和 Α 9β的最佳顯示，踏板14可匕 繞著止推軸承38轉動和 反轉動’錢操料設在踏板基底3 20 1269139 上的左右切換器64。回復彈簧66使踏板14在轉動之後自動位 於中心。如圖UA&11B中的最佳顯示。踏板基底36包括對準 銷70,其係當踏板η停止而未旋轉的位置時嵌入基底π的孔 72内。如此一結構，當踏板是停止而未轉動的位置時（圖·ιΐΑ)， 5 阻止踏板14的轉動至切換器64的作動，但是，當踏板14被 壓或旋轉時，允許踏板14轉動。 如圖12-13所示，腳跟杯16是，利用止推軸承74，對準帽 76和螺栓82被裝設在腳跟杯滑件42上。如此一結構使腳跟杯 16轉動而不依靠踏板η的任何轉動，如圖8和9Α，9Β所示 10 且，當踏板在停止而可轉動地鎖住的位置（圖HA)時，使側切 換器18操作。設在腳跟杯16的回復槓桿78作用於回復彈簧 80以提供腳跟杯16在停止未置時自動位於中心。 如圖14和15A-15C所示，基底12之底部85是較佳地利用 較尚摩擦力聚合物（例如VERSAFLEX ΤΡΕ)材料84被覆蓋，且 15包括多數個可伸縮而抗重力且裝載有彈簧的栓塞腳86，其由低 摩擦力聚合物材料(如Delrn ® Acetal Resin)製造。如圖15Α和 15B所示，當沒有重量在腳控切換器1〇上時，負載有的彈簧栓 塞86凸出一短距離D(如〇 〇4吋)在底部料之外，因而接觸地 板且使腳控切換器1〇在較低摩擦力栓塞尖端88上容易滑動。 20如圖15C中所示，當重量放置在腳控切換器10上時，栓塞86 縮回，咼摩擦力底部84接觸地板，因而使腳控切換器丨〇在使 用時更難以滑動。 則述敘述為圖解和說明目的，本發明改良被做成該發明的 有關技*裡的14些技術是很明顯的，但這些描述沒有背離該發 1269139 明的範圍和精神。 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1是本發明的外科手術腳控切換器的透視圖。 圖2以是本發明腳控切換器的平面放大圖， 器的調整性。 換 圖3是一外科手術腳控切換器的分解透視圖， 換器的組合圖。 ]刀 圖格4B是用在本發明之腳控切換器的側切換器之下視平 面圖，其說明轉動鎖機構的操作。 10 15 20 圖5是-本發明之腳控切換器的上視平面圖。 圖6是用於本發明之腳控切換器的腳跟杯滑_ 分解組合圖。 圖7A_7B是用於本發明的腳控切換器腳跟杯的上視平面 圖，其說明可滑動腳跟杯調整機構的操作。 圖8是與圖6相似的本發明之腳控切換器的 但其說明該踏板的轉動操作。 見千面s 圖9A-9B是下視平面圖’該踏板切 用於該目前本發_腳控切換器。 、下視平面圖’其 圖10是本發明腳控切換器的部分 於使用者_踩的踏板樞轴點位置。。® ’其說明相對 圖11A-11B疋本發明腳控切 板轉動鎖的操作。 _ +面視圖，其說明踏 圖12是本發明的腳控切換器上視平面H甘 8相似，但說明聊跟杯的轉動操作。圖’其圖與等圖6和 10 1269139 圖13是該腳跟杯轉動機構的分解組合圖。 圖14是本發明的腳控切換器下視平面圖。 圖15A-15C是本發明的腳控切換器的剖面圖，其說明抗重 力彈簧栓塞腳的操作。 5 【圖式之主要元件代表符號表】 10...腳控切換器 12...基底 14…踏板 16...腳跟杯 18...切換器 20...保險桿 100...腳 22...按鈕 24...固鎖銷 26…掣子 28···鎖 30...孔 32…彈簧 34...指示器 38...止推轴承 36...踏板底部 40··.軸 42…滑件 44…鎖固槓桿 46...扣件 48...固鎖銷 50."軸 52…固鎖銷孔 54…彈簧 56…扣件 58···孔 60...指示器 62...參考點 64...切換器 65...腳踝轉動軸 66…回復彈簧 68...樞軸旋轉軸 70...對準銷 72.··孔 74...止推轴承 76...對準帽 78…回復槓桿 80…回復彈簧Force spring embolization foot operation. I: Embodiment 3 As best shown in FIG. 1, the footswitch 10 of the present invention generally includes a base 12, a pedal 14 having a heel cup 16, and a side or side switch 18, which may be any Manufacture of suitable materials such as stainless steel iron, titanium or plastic. Substrate 12 can comprise a protective bumper 20 made of a softer elastomeric material. As best seen in Figures 2A-2C, 3 and 4A-4B, the side switch 18 can be adjusted inward (Figure 2B) or outward (Figure 2C) to increase or decrease the distance between the switches 18 and conform to various The width of the different user's feet 100. Such adjustment is achieved by the 7 1269139 push-lock button 22, thereby disengaging the locking pin 24 on the base 12 from the catch 26 in the switch 18 and by the aperture 30 in the base 12 about the lock 28. The rotation is reached. When released as described, the spring urges the catch 26 toward the lock pin 24, thereby maintaining the switch 18 in the same locked position, as best shown in Figures 2B and 2C, the relative position of the switch 18, by way of The switch position indicator 34 can be used to visually determine. As best seen in Figures 5', 6, and 7A-7B, the length of the pedal 14 is adjusted by the sliding of the heel cup 16. As best shown in Fig. 6, the pedal 14 is secured to the pedal bottom 30 by a thrust collar 38 via 1015, thereby allowing the pedal 14 to pivot about the axle 40. The heel cup slider 42 is received on the pedal 14 and includes a locking bar 44 that is held by the buckle 46 on the heel cup slider 42. The lock pin 48 is held within the lock lever 44 by the shaft 50. The lock pin 48 is a lock pin hole 52 that is biased into the pedal 14 by a spring 54 that is urged toward the lock pin member 56. Pushing the locking lever 44 in a tapping manner causes the locking pin 48 to be pulled out of the locking pin hole 52 and the heel cup slider 42 to slide along the hole 58 of the pedal 14 in the longitudinal direction, as shown in FIGS. 7A-7B. Said. Relative to the pedal 14, the relative position of the heel cup 16 is visually displayable by the display 60. In addition, the pedal 14 can include a raised reference point 62 that indicates the center of the pedal 14. The simplification and length adjustment preferably adjusts the footswitch 1 为 to a width and length of the 95th to the male percentile of the female percentile, with or without the use of shoes. As best shown in Fig. 1G, the foot 100_step_axis 65 is located behind the pedal η axis of the pedal η, which is the length of the shoulder pedal. In another preferred embodiment, as shown in Figures 8 and β 9β, the pedal 14 is rotatable about the thrust bearing 38 and reversely rotates the left and right switches 64 provided on the pedal base 3 20 1269139. The return spring 66 causes the pedal 14 to automatically be centered after rotation. The best display is shown in Figure UA & 11B. The pedal base 36 includes an alignment pin 70 that is embedded in the aperture 72 of the base π when the pedal n is stopped and not rotated. With such a configuration, when the pedal is stopped and not rotated (Fig. 1), 5 prevents the rotation of the pedal 14 to the operation of the switch 64, but when the pedal 14 is pressed or rotated, the pedal 14 is allowed to rotate. As shown in Figures 12-13, the heel cup 16 is provided with a thrust bearing 74, and an alignment cap 76 and a bolt 82 are mounted on the heel cup slider 42. Such a configuration rotates the heel cup 16 without relying on any rotation of the pedal η, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9Α, 9Β, 10, and when the pedal is rotatably locked at the stop position (Fig. HA), the side is switched. The device 18 operates. A return lever 78 provided on the heel cup 16 acts on the return spring 80 to provide the heel cup 16 to automatically center when stopped. As shown in Figures 14 and 15A-15C, the bottom portion 85 of the substrate 12 is preferably covered with a relatively frictional polymer (e.g., VERSAFLEX(R)) material 84, and 15 includes a plurality of retractable, anti-gravity and spring loaded The plug foot 86 is made of a low friction polymer material such as Delrn ® Acetal Resin. As shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, when there is no weight on the foot switch 1B, the loaded spring plug 86 protrudes a short distance D (such as 〇〇4吋) outside the bottom material, thereby contacting the floor and The foot switch 1 is easily slid over the lower friction plug tip 88. As shown in Fig. 15C, when the weight is placed on the foot switch 10, the plug 86 is retracted, and the frictional force bottom 84 contacts the floor, thereby making it more difficult for the foot switch to slide when in use. The description of the present invention is intended to be illustrative and illustrative, and the invention is not limited by the scope and spirit of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view of a surgical foot switch of the present invention. Figure 2 is a plan enlarged view of the foot control switch of the present invention, the adjustability of the device. Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of a surgical footswitch, a combination of the transducers. The knife Fig. 4B is a plan view of the side switch used in the foot control switch of the present invention, which illustrates the operation of the rotary lock mechanism. 10 15 20 Figure 5 is a top plan view of the foot control switch of the present invention. Figure 6 is a heel cup slip-decomposed combination diagram for the foot control switch of the present invention. 7A-7B are top plan views of a heel cup for use with the footswitch of the present invention, illustrating the operation of the slidable heel cup adjustment mechanism. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the foot control switch of the present invention similar to Fig. 6 but illustrating the rotation of the pedal. See the thousands of faces s Figures 9A-9B are bottom plan views 'this pedal is used for the current present hair_foot switcher. Fig. 10 is a view showing a portion of the foot switch of the present invention which is at a pivot point of the user's pedal. . The operation of the foot-switching plate rotation lock of the present invention is described with respect to Figures 11A-11B. _ + face view, which illustrates the step 12 is similar to the view plane H Gan 8 of the foot control switch of the present invention, but illustrates the turning operation of the chat cup. Fig. 6 and Fig. 6 and 10 1269139 Fig. 13 is an exploded combination view of the heel cup rotating mechanism. Figure 14 is a bottom plan view of the foot control switch of the present invention. 15A-15C are cross-sectional views of the foot control switch of the present invention illustrating the operation of the anti-gravity spring embolization foot. 5 [Main component representative symbol table of the drawing] 10... Foot control switcher 12... Base 14... Pedal 16... Heel cup 18... Switcher 20... Bumper 100... Foot 22...button 24...solid lock pin 26...tweezer 28···lock 30...hole 32...spring 34...indicator 38...thrust bearing 36...pedal bottom 40· · shaft 42...slider 44...locking lever 46...fastener 48...locking pin 50."shaft 52...locking pin hole 54...spring 56...fasting 58···hole 60. .. indicator 62...reference point 64...switch 65... pedal rotation axis 66...return spring 68...pivot rotation axis 70...alignment pin 72.··hole 74.. Thrust bearing 76...aligning cap 78...recovering lever 80...return spring
11 1269139 82…螺栓 84···較高摩擦力材料 85…底部 86…栓塞、栓塞腳 88…尖端 D···距離 1211 1269139 82...Bolts 84···High friction material 85...Bottom 86...Plug, plug foot 88...Tip·Distance distance 12