Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Katherine Suzanne Anderson

Theodore W Rogers

Simon Peter DiMaio

Catherine J Mohr

Dinesh Rabindran

Andrew Cullen Waterbury

Kollin Myles Tierling

Nicholas Leo Bernstein

Systems and methods for minimally invasive procedures include a computer-assisted system comprising a manipulator assembly configured to couple to a cannula and a controller coupled to the manipulator assembly. The cannula has a lumen configured to receive a shaft of an instrument. The controller is configured to position a remote center of motion for the manipulator assembly at a first location relative to the cannula, and in response to an indication to reposition the remote center of motion relative to the cannula, reposition the remote center of motion to a second location relative to the cannula while constraining the second location to be located along the cannula. The second location is different from the first location.

Computer-assisted tele-operated surgery systems and methods

Systems and methods for minimally invasive tele-surgery are described. For example, the disclosure describes methods for independently controlling motions of the robotic manipulator, cannula, and surgical instrument in various surgical contexts.

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Katherine Suzanne Anderson