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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
May. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brandon R. Garbus, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Allen C. Thompson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Justin Krom, Southington, CT (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/06 (2006.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); G06K 7/08 (2006.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 17/3476 (2013.01); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); G06K 7/084 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes sensing magnet information at a plurality of magnet positions on a cannula and determining identification information for the cannula based on the magnet information.