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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
May. 03, 2024
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brandon D. Itkowitz, San Jose, CA (US);
Simon P. Dimaio, San Carlos, CA (US);
William C. Nowlin, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Gunter D. Niemeyer, Pasadena, CA (US);
David S. Mintz, Mountain View, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for ratcheting an alignment between an input means and an instrument include a teleoperated system comprising a robotic means configured to support an instrument, an input means configured to be manipulated by an operator to command motion of the instrument, and a ratcheting means. The ratcheting means is configured to determine first rotation values describing an orientation of the input means; determine second rotation values describing an orientation of the instrument; determine, based on the first rotation values and the second rotation values, an orientation error between the orientation of the input means and the orientation of the instrument; generate, based on the orientation error, a motion command for the instrument to reduce the orientation error by increasing an alignment between the input means and the instrument; and command the robotic means to move in accordance with the motion command.