CONTROLLING A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2022003331A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-06

    申请号:PCT/GB2021/051633

    申请日:2021-06-28

    Abstract: A control system for controlling manipulation of a surgical instrument in response to manipulation of a remote surgeon input device. The surgical instrument comprises opposable first and second end effector elements connected to a shaft by an articulated coupling. The control system: transforms commands from the surgeon input device to alter the opening angle between the first and second end effector elements according to a first control relationship to drive signals to drive the first and second end effector elements to rotate; receives sensed forces applied to the first and second end effector elements, and compares the sensed forces to a threshold force; and upon determining that the threshold force has been exceeded, transforms subsequent commands from the surgeon input device to alter the opening angle between the first and second end effector elements according to a second control relationship to drive signals to drive the first and second end effector elements to rotate, wherein the second control relationship is different to the first control relationship.

    CONTROL SYSTEM OF A SURGICAL ROBOT
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2021198661A2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:PCT/GB2021/050765

    申请日:2021-03-29

    Abstract: A control system of a surgical robot arm, the surgical robot arm comprising a series of joints by which the configuration of that surgical robot arm can be altered and one or more force or torque sensors, each force or torque sensor configured to sense a force or torque at a joint of the series of joints, the control system being configured to control the configuration of the surgical robot arm to be altered in response to an externally applied force or torque by: receiving sensory data from the one or more force or torque sensors indicative of a sensed force or torque at a part of the surgical robot arm resulting from the externally applied force or torque; determining a position of the part of the surgical robot arm using a reference position, whereby the sensed force or torque would be compensated by moving the part of the surgical robot arm to the determined position; sending a command signal to the surgical robot arm to drive the part of the surgical robot arm to the determined position; and updating the reference position if the difference between the reference position and the determined position is greater than a threshold displacement.

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