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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 13, 2024
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nicola Diolaiti, Menlo Park, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system may comprise a control device configured to receive user inputs and a manipulator system including an actuator configured to receive and drive a steerable device. The system may also comprise a control system communicatively coupled to the manipulator system and the control device. The control system may be configured to track a virtual user-instructed position based on a first user input, determine a device position of a portion of the steerable device, and determine a position discrepancy between the determined device position and the virtual user-instructed position. The control system may also be configured to receive a second user input commanding motion of the steerable device and in response to the second user input, reduce the position discrepancy.