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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert Eno, Mountain View, CA (US);
Amir Belson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Blaha, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Mintz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Bruce Robert Woodley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for graphically visualizing an orientation of a steerable distal portion of an elongate instrument is disclosed. The system includes an instrument having an elongate body. The elongate body includes a proximal portion and a steerable distal portion. The system also includes at least one tensioning member attached to said steerable distal portion, wherein the actuation of said at least one tensioning member results in an approximate y-bend and an approximate x-bend of said steerable distal portion, and wherein said approximate y-bend and approximate x-bend define an approximate overall bend of said steerable distal portion. The system further includes a graphical user interface and an icon representing said approximate overall bend on said graphical user interface.