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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Brian Luptak, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/26 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/2605 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implementations relate to capacitive sensing of hand presence at a control input device. In some implementations, a control input device includes a support structure, a handle moveable in one or more degrees of freedom with reference to the support structure, and a capacitive sensor circuit electrically coupled to the handle. The handle is isolated from electrical ground and is an antenna for the capacitive sensor circuit.