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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2023
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nicola Diolaiti, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David W. Bailey, Portola Valley, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A control system for a device includes a processor configured to receive, via one or more sensors, a contact signal indicating that an operator is in contact with an input control of an input control console coupled to the control system. The processor is further configured to determine whether the contact signal is an activation signal. The processor is further configured to receive an input representing a commanded motion of the device at the input control. The processor is further configured to execute the commanded motion if the processor determines that the contact signal is the activation signal.