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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2022
Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Colin Allen Wilson, Burlingame, CA (US);
Daniel Aaron Soski, San Diego, CA (US);
Karan Handa, San Francisco, CA (US);
Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
An input device for controlling operation of a robotic arm may include a grasper that includes a first finger pad. The first finger pad may include a first set of two or more electrodes for determining user presence at the first finger pad. The input device may also include a processor for modifying operation of the robotic arm in response to information from the input device in accordance with a determination of the user presence at the first finger pad. A method for operating a surgical tool via the input device is also disclosed herein.