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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2018
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paul G. Griffiths, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Arjang M. Hourtash, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul W. Mohr, Mountain View, CA (US);
David W. Robinson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Nitish Swarup, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John W. Zabinski, Fremont, CA (US);
Mark W. Zimmer, Fremont, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A cart for supporting one or more instruments during a computer-assisted remote procedure can comprise a base; a steering interface having a portion configured to be grasped by a user; a sensor mechanism configured to detect a force applied to the steering interface by a user; and a switch operable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The cart may further include a drive system comprising a control module operably coupled to receive an input from the sensor mechanism in response to the force applied to the steering interface and, on the condition that the switch is in the engaged position, to output a movement command based on the received input from the sensor mechanism. A driven wheel mounted to the base of the cart may be configured to impart motion to the cart in response to the movement command.