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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Robinson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Matthew R. Cavalier, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory W. Dachs, San Mateo, CA (US);
Michael Hanuschik, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jason Jiang, Los Altos, CA (US);
Paul W. Mohr, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bruce M. Schena, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Mark W. Zimmer, Fremont, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
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 manipulator arm connected to the boom, and a vibration reduction member. The manipulator arm may be configured to support a surgical instrument. The vibration reduction member may be configured to be moved between deployed and retracted positions relative to the base. The vibration reduction member may engage a ground surface in the deployed position and not be in contact with the ground surface in the retracted position. Various exemplary embodiments also relate to carts including a vibration reduction member and methods of controlling a vibration reduction member.