Systems and methods for bifurcated navigation control of a manipulator cart included within a computer-assisted medical system
US12357404B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/2074
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system is configured to direct a manipulator cart to navigate, in a first bifurcated navigation control mode, from an initial location to an intermediate location; and direct the manipulator cart to navigate, in a second bifurcated navigation control mode, from the intermediate location to a target location. In the first bifurcated navigation control mode, the system is configured to autonomously control a steering of the manipulator cart while allowing operator control of a propulsion of the manipulator cart using a primary control interface configured to facilitate operator control of both steering and propulsion of the manipulator cart. In the second bifurcated navigation control mode, the system is configured to autonomously control the steering of the manipulator cart while allowing operator control of the propulsion of the manipulator cart using a secondary control interface configured to facilitate operator control of the propulsion and not the steering of the manipulator cart.
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