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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2022
Medical Microinstruments, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Massimiliano Simi, Pisa, IT;
Matteo Tanzini, Pisa, IT;
Emanuele Ruffaldi, Pisa, IT;
Matteo Bagheri Ghavifekr, Pisa, IT;
MEDICAL MICROINSTRUMENTS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method is for identifying at least one anomaly condition in using a hand-held, mechanically unconstrained master device to control a robotic system for medical or surgical teleoperation. The method includes detecting, by sensor(s), the position vector of a point belonging to or integral with the master device, or of a virtual point uniquely and rigidly associated with the master device. A detectable anomaly is identified based on the detected position vector, or based on a component of the detected position vector. The detectable anomalies include at least an incorrect positioning of the master device with respect to a predetermined workspace of the master device. Each of such detectable anomalies is associated with a system state change to be performed if the anomaly is detected, in which the state change includes exiting from the teleoperation state. A robotic system for medical or surgical teleoperation performs the method.