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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter M. Herzlinger, Saratoga, CA (US);
Govinda Payyavula, Fremont, CA (US);
Brian E. Miller, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/60 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00039 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 90/60 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00216 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02); A61B 2090/502 (2016.02); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0257 (2013.01); A61B 2562/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Control of the endoscope in a surgical system is described. In some embodiments, the endoscope can be controlled by movement of the surgeon's head or face at a surgeon's console. In some embodiments, the endoscope can be controlled using sensors integrated with a surgeon's headrest mounted on the surgeon's console.