US Patent Issued to Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision on March 25 for "System and apparatus for enhancing the ergonomics of a surgical foot pedal" (California, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,910, issued on March 25, was assigned to Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"System and apparatus for enhancing the ergonomics of a surgical foot pedal" was invented by Jourdan Colter (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Brennen Wears (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Stephen Christopher (Philadelphia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention comprises a heel insert for use with a phacoemulsification foot pedal that may shift a surgeon's foot forward on the treadle of a foot pedal to reduce the force required to actuate the foot pedal. The present invention may be easily attachable and removable and may provide a less co...