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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Federico Barbagli, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lisa L. Ison, San Jose, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A teleoperative system includes a teleoperational manipulator, a flexible medical instrument, an entry port, a sensor system, and a control system. The flexible medical instrument is coupled to and movable by the teleoperational manipulator. The entry port provides a passageway for insertion of the flexible medical instrument into a patient body. The sensor system includes a first sensor fixedly coupled to the entry port. The control system is configured to use information transmitted by the first sensor to determine a position and orientation of the entry port with respect to the flexible medical instrument.