Anthro-centric multisensory interface for sensory augmentation of telesurgery

US8880223B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Anil Raj · Pensacola, US
• Adrien Moucheboeuf · Pensacola, US
• Roger W. Carif · Cantonment, US
• Timothy L. Hutcheson · Pensacola, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 16, 2012
• Grant date: Nov 4, 2014
• Expiry date: Mar 15, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S901/09
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A multisensory interface for a tele-robotic surgical control system. The invention allows the surgeon to use natural gestures and motions to control the actions of end effectors in the robotic surgical apparatus. Multiple feedback mechanisms are provided to allow the physician a more intuitive understanding of what is being controlled, along with a greater situational awareness. Prior art robotic end effectors are inserted into the patient through a small incision—as is already known in the art. The invention presents an improved method of controlling these effectors.