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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nicola Diolaiti, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Benjamin L. Lee, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shu-Wen Yu, San Jose, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operation of a medical device may include at least two sensors to confirm a command to control a medical instrument is intentionally made by an operator. The systems may include an operator-detection sensor associated with an input device and configured to detect a presence of an operator at the input device. The systems may also include a motion sensor associated with the input device and configured to detect a displacement distance of the input device. A control unit may use a displacement threshold for the input device and may be configured to permit or prevent control signal generation based on feedback from the at least two sensors.