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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2024
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brandon D. Itkowitz, San Jose, CA (US);
Yiming Mei, Fremont, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for controlling an imaging device include a first repositionable arm comprising a plurality of actuators configured to cause movement of the first repositionable arm and a plurality of joints; and a controller comprising one or more hardware processors. The controller is configured to determine whether an imaging device supported by the first repositionable arm comprises an articulable joint coupling an imaging apparatus to a shaft of the imaging device; in response to a determination that the imaging device comprises the articulable joint: command the plurality of actuators to move the plurality of joints and the articulable joint to position and orient a field of view of the imaging apparatus; and in response to a determination that the imaging device does not comprises the articulable joint: command the plurality of actuators to move the plurality of joints to position and orient the field of view of the imaging apparatus.