The company's new fully compliant RF, wireless foot-operated, custom-designed controls feature Steute's proprietary spread-spectrum, frequency-hopping technology to achieve safe, interferenceimmune
performance.
Operating in the ISM 2.4 GHz band, this short-range technology (up to 10 meters) provides continuous
monitoring of the integrity of the bi-directional transmission path; a unique “handshaking” protocol to
insure discrete, device compatibility; and a “floor sensor” to protect against inadvertent operation.
Hence multiple or different foot controls can be operated in parallel, and in close proximity, without
crosstalk or interference.
The wireless foot controls can provide up to 14 digital and 2 analog control functions. Requiring power of only, 2.9 to 3.4 V at 150mA, the foot controls are powered by rechargeable Lithium batteries that provide more than 20 hours of operation between recharging. Charge level can be monitored to suit individual needs … from a simple digital or analog display to an audible low-charge alarm signal.
Typical applications include cataract surgery systems, x-ray equipment, laser surgery devices, surgical
microscopes, positioning tables, high-frequency surgical equipment, bone saws, dental systems, and
diagnostic camera systems.