Restoring instrument control input position/orientation during midprocedure restart
First Claim
1. A telesurgery system comprising:
- a surgical assembly comprising a motor, the surgical assembly having at least one drive mechanism driven by the motor;
a sensor assembly coupled to non-volatile memory, the sensor assembly for recording position of the at least one drive mechanism to the non-volatile memory; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor assembly, the controller having at least one processor configured to execute a method comprising;
recording a position of the at least one drive mechanism to the non-volatile memory during use of the surgical assembly;
initiating a mid-procedure shut-down of the surgical assembly;
receiving a request to initiate a mid-procedure restart of the surgical assembly;
determining whether a post-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism is within an accepted tolerance with respect to a pre-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism to allow the mid-procedure restart to complete; and
preventing or allowing further use of the surgical assembly based on determining whether the post-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism is within the accepted tolerance with respect to the pre-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism.
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Abstract
A telesurgery system having a surgical assembly with a motor and a surgical instrument. The surgical assembly has at least one drive mechanism driven by the motor. A sensor assembly is coupled to non-volatile memory, and is for recording position of the at least one rotatable mechanism to the non-volatile memory. A controller is communicatively coupled to the sensor assembly. The controller a processor configured to execute a method. In the method, rotational position of the a drive mechanism is recorded to the non-volatile memory during use of the surgical assembly. A mid-procedure shut-down of the surgical assembly is then initiated. A request is then received to initiate a mid-procedure restart of the surgical assembly. It is then determined whether a post-shutdown position of the drive mechanism is within an accepted tolerance with respect to a pre-shutdown position to allow the mid-procedure restart to complete.
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20 Claims
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1. A telesurgery system comprising:
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a surgical assembly comprising a motor, the surgical assembly having at least one drive mechanism driven by the motor; a sensor assembly coupled to non-volatile memory, the sensor assembly for recording position of the at least one drive mechanism to the non-volatile memory; and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor assembly, the controller having at least one processor configured to execute a method comprising; recording a position of the at least one drive mechanism to the non-volatile memory during use of the surgical assembly; initiating a mid-procedure shut-down of the surgical assembly; receiving a request to initiate a mid-procedure restart of the surgical assembly; determining whether a post-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism is within an accepted tolerance with respect to a pre-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism to allow the mid-procedure restart to complete; and preventing or allowing further use of the surgical assembly based on determining whether the post-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism is within the accepted tolerance with respect to the pre-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling a telesurgery system comprising:
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providing a surgical assembly comprising a motor and a surgical instrument, the surgical assembly having at least one drive mechanism driven by the motor, the surgical assembly further comprising a sensor assembly coupled to non-volatile memory, the sensor assembly for recording position of the at least one drive mechanism to the non-volatile memory, recording position of at least one drive mechanism to the non-volatile memory; initiating a mid-procedure shut-down of the surgical assembly; receiving a request to initiate a mid-procedure restart of the surgical assembly; determining whether a post-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism within an accepted tolerance with respect to a pre-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism to allow the mid-procedure restart to complete; and preventing or allowing further use of the surgical assembly based on determining whether the post-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism is within an accepted tolerance with respect to the pre-shutdown position, of the at least one drive mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A telesurgery system comprising:
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a surgical assembly comprising a motor, the surgical assembly having at least one drive mechanism driven by the motor; a sensor assembly coupled to non-volatile memory, the sensor assembly for recording position of the at least one drive mechanism to the non-volatile memory; and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor assembly, the controller having at least one processor configured to execute a method comprising; recording a position of the at least one drive mechanism to the non-volatile memory during use of the surgical assembly; initiating a mid-procedure shut-down of the surgical assembly; receiving a request to initiate a mid-procedure restart of the surgical assembly; determining whether a post-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism is within an accepted tolerance with respect to a pre-shutdown position of the at least, one drive mechanism to allow the mid-procedure restart to complete, wherein the determining comprises checking an identity of a surgical instrument and validating authenticity of the post-shutdown position; and preventing or allowing further use of the surgical assembly based on determining whether the post-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism is within the accepted tolerance with respect to the pre-shutdown position of the at least one drive mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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