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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2020
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tabish Mustufa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Heath Feather, Cupertino, CA (US);
Daniel H. Gomez, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Brian D. Hoffman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Paul W. Mohr, Mountain View, CA (US);
Huan L. Phan, Belmont, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method comprises displaying an image of a field of view of a surgical environment. A first medical instrument in the field of view may be coupled to a first manipulator in a teleoperational assembly. The method may comprise displaying a menu proximate to an image of the first medical instrument in the image of the field of view. The menu may include a plurality of icons wherein each icon is associated with a function for the first medical instrument. The method may also comprise identifying a selected icon from the plurality of icons based upon a movement of an operator control device of a teleoperational operator control system.