Surgical system with obstacle indication system
US9918800B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2560/0266
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A patient side cart for a teleoperated surgical system may include a base, a column connected to the base, a boom connected to the column, a surgical instrument manipulator arm connected to the boom, and an obstacle indication system comprising an illumination source that directs light in a path of the boom. Various exemplary embodiments also encompass methods of providing obstacle indication via a patient side cart of a teleoperated surgical system, including directing light onto an object in a path of the boom to indicate that the object is located in a path of the boom, and methods of determining a predetermined height to be stored in a patient side cart for a teleoperated surgical system, including illuminating an object in the path of the patient side cart and storing a current height of the patient side cart as the predetermined height.
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