Synthetic representation of a surgical robot

US11638999B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Brandon D. Itkowitz · San Jose, US
• Simon P. DiMaio · Redwood City, US
• Daniel J. Halabe · Los Altos, US
• Christopher J. Hasser · Los Altos, US
• Brian D. Hoffman · Somerville, US
• David Q. Larkin · Menlo Park, US
• Catherine J. Mohr · Mountain View, US
• Paul W. Mohr · Mountain View, US
• Tao Zhao · Sunnyvale, US
• Wenyi Zhao · Weston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 17, 2020
• Grant date: May 2, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H40/67
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system comprises a first robotic arm adapted to support and move a tool and a second robotic arm adapted to support and move a camera. The system also comprises an input device, a display, and a processor. The processor is configured to, in a first mode, command the first robotic arm to move the camera in response to a first input received from the input device to capture an image of the tool and present the image as a displayed image on the display. The processor is configured to, in a second mode, display a synthetic image of the first robotic arm in a boundary area around the captured image on the display, and in response to a second input, change a size of the boundary area relative a size of the displayed image.