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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2021
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William C. Nowlin, Los Altos, CA (US);
Paul W. Mohr, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bruce M. Schena, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Q. Larkin, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Gary S. Guthart, Los Altos, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Telerobotic, telesurgical, and/or surgical robotic devices, systems, and methods employ surgical robotic linkages that may have more degrees of freedom than an associated surgical end effector in space. A processor can calculate a tool motion that includes pivoting of the tool about an aperture site. Linkages movable along a range of configurations for a given end effector position may be driven toward configurations which inhibit collisions. Refined robotic linkages and methods for their use are also provided.