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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Holop, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Thomas G. Cooper, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2015.12); A61B 18/14 (2005.12); A61B 17/00 (2005.12); A61B 18/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 18/14 (2012.12); A61B 2017/00482 (2012.12); A61B 2018/00178 (2012.12); Y10S 901/41 (2012.12);
Abstract
A method includes receiving at a controller of a teleoperated surgical system a first signal indicating that a surgical instrument is in an installed position at a patient side cart of the teleoperated surgical system, receiving at the controller a second signal indicating that the surgical instrument is in a flux connection state, and outputting a signal via the controller to provide feedback indicating that the surgical instrument is in the flux connection state.