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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Asensus Surgical Us, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
Alexander John Maret, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Asensus Surgical US, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/08 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 13/085 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); B25J 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/066 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method of controlling a robotic arm in a surgical system comprises manually applying a force to a body of the robotic arm. Force information is received from ae force sensor on the robotic arm and a controller determines, using the force information, whether the force is a gesture force input. If the force is determined to be a gesture force input, the controller initiates electromechanical movement of the manipulator arm to a draping configuration, instrument attachment configuration, storage configuration, or home configuration.