Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

The Johns Hopkins University

Noredink Corp.

Joshua Leven

Russell H Taylor

Christopher J Hasser

Michael Choti

David Q Larkin

Simon Peter DiMaio

Peter Kazanzides

Anton Deguet

Balazs Peter Vagvolgyi

Jeff Scheur

Jocelyn Karlan

Bálazs Peter Vágvölgyi

A LUS robotic surgical system is trainable by a surgeon to automatically move a LUS probe in a desired fashion upon command so that the surgeon does not have to do so manually during a minimally invasive surgical procedure. A sequence of 2D ultrasound image slices captured by the LUS probe according to stored instructions are processable into a 3D ultrasound computer model of an anatomic structure, which may be displayed as a 3D or 2D overlay to a camera view or in a PIP as selected by the surgeon or programmed to assist the surgeon in inspecting an anatomic structure for abnormalities. Virtual fixtures are definable so as to assist the surgeon in accurately guiding a tool to a target on the displayed ultrasound image.

Laparoscopic ultrasound robotic surgical system

In one embodiment of the invention, a a minimally invasive surgical system is disclosed. The system configured to capture and display camera images of a surgical site on at least one display device at a surgeon console; switch out of a following mode and into a masters-as-mice (MaM) mode; overlay a graphical user interface (GUI) including an interactive graphical object onto the camera images; and render a pointer within the camera images for user interactive control. In the following mode, the input devices of the surgeon console may couple motion into surgical instruments. In the MaM mode, the input devices interact with the GUI and interactive graphical objects. The pointer is manipulated in three dimensions by input devices having at least three degrees of freedom. Interactive graphical objects are related to physical objects in the surgical site or a function thereof and are manipulatable by the input devices.

Interactive user interfaces for minimally invasive telesurgical systems

A system and method for implementing a proficiency-driven feedback and improvement platform is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: establishing a data connection with a learner; generating a distribution of questions to determine the learner's level of proficiency on a topic, the topic being composed of a set of codes and counter-codes; determining the learner proficient on the topic after the learner has demonstrated proficiency on each code and counter-code within the topic; and distributing questions to the learner on codes and counter-codes within the topic until the learner has demonstrated proficiency on each code and counter-code within the topic. A particular embodiment further includes: providing the learner feedback on work according to a set of criteria; and ensuring that only users who have first demonstrated proficiency on one or more criteria in the set of criteria can give feedback on those criteria.

System and method for implementing a proficiency-driven feedback and improvement platform

In one embodiment of the invention, a method for a minimally invasive surgical system is disclosed. The method includes capturing and displaying camera images of a surgical site on at least one display device at a surgeon console; switching out of a following mode and into a masters-as-mice (MaM) mode; overlaying a graphical user interface (GUI) including an interactive graphical object onto the camera images; and rendering a pointer within the camera images for user interactive control. In the following mode, the input devices of the surgeon console may couple motion into surgical instruments. In the MaM mode, the input devices interact with the GUI and interactive graphical objects. The pointer is manipulated in three dimensions by input devices having at least three degrees of freedom. Interactive graphical objects are related to physical objects in the surgical site or a function thereof and are manipulatable by the input devices.

Systems and methods for interactive user interfaces for robotic minimally invasive surgical systems

Interactive user interfaces for robotic minimally invasive surgical systems

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Joshua Leven