Medical technical apparatus including a wireless footswitch device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9454896
APP PUB NO 20110189957A1
SERIAL NO

13019380

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A medical technical apparatus includes an optical viewing unit including a receiver unit and a wireless footswitch device. The wireless footswitch device includes at least one switch configured to generate a control command corresponding to a performance of a function of the optical viewing unit, a transmitter unit configured to wirelessly, unidirectionally transmit data signals corresponding to the control command from the wireless footswitch device to the optical viewing unit using radio technology, a control processor, and a switching device. The switching device is configured to switch the control processor from an operating mode to a standby mode upon completion of a data transfer of the data signals from the wireless footswitch to the optical viewing unit and is also configured to switch the control processor from the standby mode to the operating mode in response to an actuation of the at least one switch for generating the control command.

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LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (SCHWEIZ) AGMAX SCHMIDHEINY-STR 201 HEERBRUGG 9435

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hocke, Marc Heerbrugg, CH 3 116

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