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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 02, 2024
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vincent Duindam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Federico Barbagli, San Francisco, CA (US);
Timothy D. Soper, San Jose, CA (US);
Tao Zhao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Caitlin Q. Donhowe, Mountain View, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method comprises tracking a set of optical fiducials positioned on a reference portion of a medical instrument. The medical instrument includes an elongated flexible body with a distal end and a rigid proximal body which includes the reference portion. The method further comprises receiving shape information from a shape sensor extending within the medical instrument between the reference portion and the distal end and determining a pose of a portion of the elongated flexible body with respect to the patient anatomy.