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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2023
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tabish Mustufa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Heath Feather, Cupertino, CA (US);
Daniel H. Gomez, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Brian D. Hoffman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Paul W. Mohr, Mountain View, CA (US);
Huan L. Phan, Belmont, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system includes an operator control system and a manipulator configured for operation by an operator control device of the operator control system and further configured to support an instrument. The system is configured to display an image of a field of view of an imaging device, the image of the field of view including an image of the instrument, receive a menu activation input, and display, in response to receiving the menu activation input and in the image of the field of view, a menu.