公开(公告)号：US20210256749A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17213924

申请日：2021-03-26

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Brandon D. Itkowitz ,  Simon P. DiMaio ,  Daniel J. Halabe ,  Christopher J. Hasser ,  Brian David Hoffman ,  David Q. Larkin ,  Catherine J. Mohr ,  Paul W. Mohr ,  Tao Zhao ,  Wenyi Zhao

IPC: G06T11/60 ,  G06T11/40 ,  A61B34/37 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B90/00 ,  G05B19/42 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: A robotic system may comprise a first robotic arm operatively coupleable to a first tool. The first tool has a first working end. The system may also comprise an image capture device, a display, and a processor. The processor may be configured to cause an image of a work site, which was captured by the image capture device from a perspective of an image reference frame, to be displayed on the display. The image of the work site includes an image of the first working end of the first tool. The processor may also determine a position of the first working end of the first tool in the image of the work site and render a tool information overlay at the position of the first working end of the first tool in the image of the work site. The tool information overlay visually indicates state information for the first tool. The processor may also change the tool information overlay while the first tool is in a first operational state by changing a brightness of the tool information overlay.

公开(公告)号：US20210251702A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17306721

申请日：2021-05-03

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： David W. WEIR ,  Grant DUQUE ,  Kevin DURANT ,  Patrick FLANAGAN ,  Margaret M. NIXON ,  David W. ROBINSON ,  John W. ZABINSKI

IPC: A61B34/00 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/28 ,  B25J9/16 ,  A61B34/37 ,  A61B17/29 ,  G06F3/14

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an end effector include an end effector for grasping a material, a drive system coupled to the end effector, and a processor. The processor is configured to use the drive system to grasp a material using the end effector, determine a grasping separation parameter of the end effector, determine, based on the determined grasping separation parameter, a prediction of success or failure in configuring the end effector for firing a staple through the material, and based on the determined grasping separation parameter, output an indicator of whether it is safe to proceed with stapling of the material grasped by the end effector.

公开(公告)号：US20210241972A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17162978

申请日：2021-01-29

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Marc E. Tognaccini ,  Douglas C. Smith

IPC: H01F38/14 ,  H01F27/36

Abstract: An exemplary system includes a transmitter coil configured to wirelessly transmit a signal to a receiver coil and an electrically conductive shield between the transmitter coil and the receiver coil and connected to an electrical ground. The electrically conductive shield is positioned to shunt electric field energy generated by the transmitter coil to the electrical ground and allow magnetic field energy to pass from the transmitter coil to the receiver coil.

公开(公告)号：US11076925B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US16327986

申请日：2017-09-07

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Simon Peter DiMaio ,  Nicholas Leo Bernstein ,  Paul Millman ,  Dinesh Rabindran ,  Alec Paul Robertson

IPC: A61B17/34 ,  A61B34/00 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B34/32 ,  A61B34/35 ,  A61B46/00 ,  A61B46/10 ,  A61B50/13 ,  A61B50/15 ,  A61B50/33 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B90/50 ,  B25J9/16 ,  A61B90/57

Abstract: A robotic system includes a base movable relative to a floor surface and a controllable arm extending from the base. The arm is configured to support and move a tool. The arm has a powered joint operable to position and/or orient the tool. The robotic system further includes a positioning indicator. A processor operates the positioning indicator to direct a manual repositioning of the base relative to the floor surface while the processor is operating the powered joint to maintain the position and/or orientation of the tool during the manual repositioning.

公开(公告)号：US20210231432A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US17115694

申请日：2020-12-08

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Dawn K. Gifford ,  Federico Barbagli ,  Samuel Chang ,  Anoop B. Kowshik ,  Oliver Wagner ,  Michael Paris ,  Mark E. Froggatt

IPC: G01B11/16 ,  G01L1/24 ,  G02B23/26 ,  A61B1/00 ,  G02B6/02 ,  G02B6/34 ,  G02B6/00

Abstract: An optical force sensor along with an optical processing apparatus and method are disclosed. The optical force sensor includes an optical fiber, a core included in the optical fiber, an instrument including the optical fiber, the instrument having a distal region, and a tubular structure encasing an end of the optical fiber and secured to the first conduit at the distal region of the instrument. When an optical interferometric system is coupled to the optical fiber, it processes reflected light from a portion of the core included within the tubular structure that does not include Bragg gratings to produce a measurement of a force present at the distal region of the instrument.

公开(公告)号：US20210228289A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US16479053

申请日：2018-02-06

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： Matthew D. Rohr Daniel ,  David W. Bailey ,  Stephen J. Blumenkranz ,  Christopher R. Carlson ,  Matthew D. Inouye

IPC: A61B34/30 ,  B25J9/10

Abstract: The systems and methods of the present disclosure are for use in a medical procedure, in which a connection mechanism is provided with a first end connected to a medical system interface at a first joint and a second end connected to an anatomic orifice device at a second joint. The anatomic orifice device is fixedly coupled to a patient. A flexible portion is provided between the first and second ends, the flexible portion being able to provide flexibility in at least one degree of freedom in response to movement of the anatomic orifice device.

公开(公告)号：US20210228282A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US16967525

申请日：2019-02-04

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC.

Inventor： Simon Peter DIMAIO ,  Brandon ITKOWITZ ,  Govinda PAYYAVULA

IPC: A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/00 ,  G16H30/40 ,  G16H20/40 ,  G16H40/63

Abstract: A computer-assisted medical system includes a user device wearable by an operator. The user device includes a display device configured to present imagery overlaid in an environment of a manipulator assembly, and a sensor configured to detect one or more landmarks in the environment. The medical system includes a controller configured to execute instructions to perform operations The operations include receiving, from the sensor, position or orientation information for the one or more landmarks in the environment, and directing a manual movement of a portion of the manipulator assembly by causing the display device to present the imagery overlaid in the environment based on the received position or orientation information.

公开(公告)号：US20210219866A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US17226966

申请日：2021-04-09

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Eve Coste-Maniere ,  Thierry Vieville ,  Fabien Mourgues

IPC: A61B5/06 ,  G06T7/30 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G06T7/60

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for superimposing known patterns, characteristic of a region, on (real) images of said region. The device comprises, a memory in which patterns are stored, which are representative of a selected region, of known position and orientation with relation to a common reference and processing means, for determining a pattern representative of the selected portion in the memory, on receipt of the designation of at least one portion of an observed image of the selected region, taken at a selected angle and at least one representative attribute of said region, taking account of the attribute selected, then superimposing the determined pattern on the selected portion of the image taking account of the selected angle.

公开(公告)号：US20210212683A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US17147435

申请日：2021-01-12

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： William Burbank

IPC: A61B17/072 ,  A61B17/10

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surgical instrument, such as a tissue sealing instrument, having a staple cartridge with a staple pusher and a staple; and a drive member configured to translate distally through the instrument. The drive member includes a lateral projection configured to engage the staple pusher and drive the staple into tissue. The lateral projection of the drive member has a height substantially less than the height of the staple cartridge, thereby requiring less clearance as it translates through the staple cartridge. In addition, the lateral projection has a smaller footprint than conventional drive members resulting in a more compact distal tip on the staple cartridge, which allows for a more compact and maneuverable surgical instrument.

公开(公告)号：US11058458B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US16459504

申请日：2019-07-01

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： Christian S. Eversull ,  Stephen A. Leeflang ,  Nicholas J. Mourlas

IPC: A61B1/005 ,  A61N1/05 ,  A61B1/018 ,  A61B17/34 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/313 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61M25/09 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61M25/01

Abstract: A catheter system comprises an elongate catheter body including a distal end. The catheter system also comprises a cannulation lumen extending through the elongate catheter body and terminating at the distal end of the elongate catheter body. The catheter system also comprises a steering element extending through the elongate catheter body for steering the distal end of the elongate catheter body and an imaging element extending within the elongate catheter body. The imaging element is configured to obtain optical images of an area located distally of the distal end of the elongate catheter body.