Medical robotic system providing computer generated auxiliary views of a camera instrument for controlling the positioning and orienting of its tip
US8864652B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/365
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical robotic system includes an entry guide with surgical tools and a camera extending out of its distal end. To supplement the view provided by an image captured by the camera, an auxiliary view including articulatable arms of the surgical tools and/or camera is generated from sensed or otherwise determined information about their positions and orientations and displayed on a display screen from the perspective of a specified viewing point. Intuitive control is provided to an operator with respect to the auxiliary view while the operator controls the positioning and orienting of the camera.
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