ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,440, issued on June 30, was assigned to AURIS HEALTH INC. (Redwood City, Calif.).

"Foot pedal assemblies with indicators for robotic medical systems" was invented by Alexander Tarek Hassan (San Francisco) and Eloi Le Roux (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical system can include a foot pedal assembly that includes one or more pedals configured to be foot operated for controlling various function of the system. A dynamic indicator can be associated with a first pedal of the one or more pedals. The dynamic indicator can be configured to provide a first indication when the medical system is in a first state, and provide...