Medical robotic system with coupled control modes
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1. A system comprising:
- an imaging system having a field of view;
a slave manipulator adapted to manipulate a device when the device is coupled to the slave manipulator; and
a device controller automatically commanding the slave manipulator to move a working end of the device until the working end is within the field of view of the imaging system, after receiving an indication to do so.
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Abstract
In a coupled control mode, the surgeon directly controls movement of an associated slave manipulator with an input device while indirectly controlling movement of one or more non-associated slave manipulators, in response to commanded motion of the directly controlled slave manipulator, to achieve a secondary objective. By automatically performing secondary tasks through coupled control modes, the system'"'"'s usability is enhanced by reducing the surgeon'"'"'s need to switch to another direct mode to manually achieve the desired secondary objective. Thus, coupled control modes allow the surgeon to better focus on performing medical procedures and to pay less attention to managing the system.
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1. A system comprising:
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an imaging system having a field of view; a slave manipulator adapted to manipulate a device when the device is coupled to the slave manipulator; and a device controller automatically commanding the slave manipulator to move a working end of the device until the working end is within the field of view of the imaging system, after receiving an indication to do so. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
a device controller automatically commanding a slave manipulator to move a working end of a device until the working end is within a field of view of an imaging system, after receiving an indication to do so. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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