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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2021
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Timothy D. Soper, San Jose, CA (US);
Kevin X. Pluckter, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Troy K. Adebar, San Jose, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems, methods, and computer program products for performing a medical procedure are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a system for performing a medical procedure in an anatomic region includes a medical instrument configured to be inserted within the anatomic region, the medical instrument including an image capture device. The system can also include a positional sensor associated with the medical instrument. The system can be configured to receive a model of the anatomic region. The system can obtain image data from the image capture device and a set of coordinate points from the positional sensor. The system can generate a registration between the model and the anatomic region based on the image data and the coordinate points.