Haptic user interface for robotically controlled surgical instruments
US12053256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45117
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A powered user interface for a robotic surgical system operates in accordance with a mode of operation in which the actuators are operated to permit motion of the handle in pitch and yaw motion constrained with respect to a virtual fulcrum in a work space of the user interface, and insertion motion is constrained along an axis passing through the virtual fulcrum. In a virtual fulcrum setting mode, a user is prompted to give input to the system selecting a desired point in space for the virtual fulcrum. The selected point in space is then set as the virtual fulcrum.
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