WO2010030788A3 - Foot actuated switch - Google Patents

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WO2010030788A3
WO2010030788A3 PCT/US2009/056523 US2009056523W WO2010030788A3 WO 2010030788 A3 WO2010030788 A3 WO 2010030788A3 US 2009056523 W US2009056523 W US 2009056523W WO 2010030788 A3 WO2010030788 A3 WO 2010030788A3
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foot
control unit
muscular
during activation
dentist
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Assad F. Mora
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Mora Assad F
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G15/00—Operating chairs; Dental chairs; Accessories specially adapted therefor, e.g. work stands
    • A61G15/02—Chairs with means to adjust position of patient; Controls therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G13/00—Operating tables; Auxiliary appliances therefor
    • A61G13/02—Adjustable operating tables; Controls therefor

Abstract

The present invention provides a foot control unit having a plurality of switches for use by a dentist, surgeon, or other professional that is ergonomically designed to minimize body movement during activation and to prevent interruptions of the procedure being performed that may be caused by the same. In one exemplary embodiment, the design provides for the operator's, e.g., the dentist's, foot to be continuously and comfortably supported in a neutral muscular-skeletal position by a portion of the foot control unit both at rest and during activation. By providing the foot with a neutral muscular-skeletal position at rest, the position of each of the switches may be kept at a substantially minimal and substantially equal distance from a corresponding activating part of the foot. This allows for the foot control unit of the present invention to minimize muscular activities and movement during activation.
PCT/US2009/056523 2008-09-10 2009-09-10 Foot actuated switch WO2010030788A2 (en)

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US9585808P 2008-09-10 2008-09-10
US61/095,858 2008-09-10

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US3963890A (en) * 1972-06-26 1976-06-15 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Foot operated switch assembly with latching structure for operator
JPH0576680A (en) * 1991-09-20 1993-03-30 Aisin Seiki Co Ltd Foot switch device for sewing machine
US5535642A (en) * 1995-06-19 1996-07-16 Moll; James E. Foot operated variable resistance electrical control with switch
JPH11203978A (en) * 1998-01-09 1999-07-30 Olympus Optical Co Ltd Medical care foot switch
JP2003331680A (en) * 2002-05-15 2003-11-21 Kokusai Dengyo Co Ltd Foot switch
KR200365663Y1 (en) * 2004-07-01 2004-10-21 이원재 a foot switch

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