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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2019
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Marc E. Tognaccini, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Daniel H. Gomez, San Jose, CA (US);
Nicola Diolaiti, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tabish Mustufa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Probal Mitra, Woodside, CA (US);
Paul E. Lilagan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A medical robotic system includes an entry guide with surgical tools and a camera extending out of its distal end. To supplement the view provided by an image captured by the camera, an auxiliary view including articulatable arms of the surgical tools and/or camera is generated from sensed or otherwise determined information about their positions and orientations are displayed along with indications of range of motion limitations on a display screen from the perspective of a specified viewing point.