Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tools in robotic surgical systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016338786-A1
Application number	US-201615161158-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 20, 2016
Priority date	Mar 9, 2009
Publication date	Nov 24, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A teleoperated surgical system may comprise a plurality of teleoperated surgical instruments; a user input device; and a controller operably coupled to the user input device and to the plurality of surgical instruments. The user input device may be configured to transmit an activation command to cause activation of a function of a first one of the plurality of surgical instruments in response to input at the user input device, the function being supported by remote-control supply equipment. The controller may be configured to output a feedback command to cause feedback to a user, the feedback indicating the first one of the plurality of surgical instruments is configured for activation in response to the activation command.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A teleoperated surgical system, comprising:
a plurality of teleoperated surgical instruments; a user input device; and a controller operably coupled to the user input device and to the plurality of surgical instruments; the user input device being configured to transmit an activation command to cause activation of a function of a first one of the plurality of surgical instruments in response to input at the user input device, the function being supported by remote-control supply equipment; the controller being configured to output a feedback command to cause feedback to a user, the feedback indicating the first one of the plurality of surgical instruments is configured for activation in response to the activation command.

2 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to activate the first surgical instrument in response to the controller receiving the activation command from the user input device.

3 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to delay activation of the first surgical instrument for at least a predetermined duration after output of the feedback command.

4 . The surgical system of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
in response to continuing to receive the activation command from the user input device after expiration of the predetermined duration, activate the surgical instrument; or in response to not continuing to receive the activation command from the user input device after expiration of the predetermined duration, refrain from activating the surgical instrument.

5 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the feedback further indicates which of a left-handed or right-handed master input mechanism is controlling movement of the first surgical instrument.

6 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the feedback comprises visual feedback, haptic feedback, audio feedback, or combinations thereof.

Assignees

• Intuitive Surgical Operations

Inventors

• Robinson David W
• Nixon Thomas R
• Hanuschik Michael
• Goldberg Randal P
• Hemphill Jason
• Larkin David Q
• Millman Paul

Classifications

• A61B34/35 Primary

  for telesurgery · CPC title

• A61B18/14

  Probes or electrodes therefor · CPC title

• A61B34/25

  User interfaces for surgical systems · CPC title

• A61B34/30 Primary

  Surgical robots · CPC title

• A61B2017/00477

  Coupling (A61B2017/0046 takes precedence) · CPC title