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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2003
Applicant:
Gunter D. Niemeyer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Gunter D. Niemeyer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/18 (2006.01); B25J 9/18 (2006.01); G05B 19/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input device of a teleoperator system can be operatively associated with an image of a surgical worksite. Movement of the image may correspond to movement of the input device so that the worksite image appears substantially connected to the input device. The operator can manipulate the worksite into a desired position, typically by repositioning of an image capture device. Dedicated input devices may be provided for a surgical instrument.