Limited movement of a surgical mounting platform controlled by manual motion of robotic arms
First Claim
1. A method for preparing for teleoperated surgery, the method comprising:
- sensing, by a processor, an input displacement of a first link of a first manipulator from an initial positional relationship relative to an orienting platform to a displaced positional relationship relative to the orienting platform, the input displacement resulting from a manual articulation of a set-up joint linkage supporting the first manipulator and comprising a first displacement in a first direction, a second displacement in a second direction, and a third displacement in a third direction, the first, second, and third directions being perpendicular to one another;
calculating, by the processor in response to sensing the input displacement of the first link, a movement of a set-up structure linkage that causes the first link of the first manipulator to return toward the initial positional relationship relative to the orienting platform in the first direction, the calculated movement disregarding the third displacement in the third direction, the set-up structure linkage supporting the orienting platform, and the orienting platform supporting the first manipulator via the set-up joint linkage and a second manipulator;
driving the set-up structure linkage per the calculated movement in the first direction.
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Abstract
Robotic and/or surgical devices, systems, and methods include kinematic linkage structures and associated control systems configured to facilitate preparation of the system for use. One or more kinematic linkage sub-systems may include joints that are actively driven, passive, or a mix of both, and may employ a set-up mode in which one or more of the joints are actively driven in response to manual articulation of one or more other joints of the kinematic chain. In an exemplary embodiment, the actively driven joints will move a platform structure that supports multiple manipulators in response to movement of one of the manipulators, facilitating and expediting the arrangement of the overall system by moving those multiple manipulators as a unit into alignment with the workspace. Manual independent positioning of the manipulator can be provided through passive set-up joint systems supporting the manipulators relative to the platform.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for preparing for teleoperated surgery, the method comprising:
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sensing, by a processor, an input displacement of a first link of a first manipulator from an initial positional relationship relative to an orienting platform to a displaced positional relationship relative to the orienting platform, the input displacement resulting from a manual articulation of a set-up joint linkage supporting the first manipulator and comprising a first displacement in a first direction, a second displacement in a second direction, and a third displacement in a third direction, the first, second, and third directions being perpendicular to one another; calculating, by the processor in response to sensing the input displacement of the first link, a movement of a set-up structure linkage that causes the first link of the first manipulator to return toward the initial positional relationship relative to the orienting platform in the first direction, the calculated movement disregarding the third displacement in the third direction, the set-up structure linkage supporting the orienting platform, and the orienting platform supporting the first manipulator via the set-up joint linkage and a second manipulator; driving the set-up structure linkage per the calculated movement in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for teleoperated surgery, the system comprising:
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a platform; first and second manipulators supported by the platform, each manipulator having a manipulator linkage including a first link and a drive system operatively coupled to the manipulator linkage so as to drive the first link during surgery; a support structure supporting the platform, the support structure including a support linkage including a drive system operatively coupled to the support linkage so as to drive the platform relative to a support structure base; and a processor coupled to the first and second manipulators and to the support structure, the processor having a platform movement mode, the processor in the platform movement mode configured to; sense a manual movement of the first link of the first manipulator relative to the platform that move the first link from an initial positional relationship relative to the platform to a displaced positional relationship relative to the platform, wherein the manual movement of the first link of the first manipulator comprises a first displacement in a first direction, a second displacement in a second direction, and a third displacement in a third direction, the first, second, and third directions being perpendicular to one another; calculate, in response to the sensed manual movement, a set-up command for the support structure that causes the first link to return toward the initial positional relationship relative to the platform in the first direction; and transmit the set-up command to the support structure so as to move the platform and the manipulators; wherein the calculated set-up command disregards the third displacement in the third direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for preparing for teleoperated surgery, the method comprising:
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sensing, by a processor, an input displacement of a first link of a first manipulator from an initial positional relationship relative to an orienting platform to a vertically displaced positional relationship relative to the orienting platform, the input displacement resulting from a manual articulation of a set-up joint linkage supporting the first manipulator and comprising a vertical displacement in a vertical direction, a second displacement in a second direction, and a third displacement in a third direction, wherein the vertical, second, and third directions are perpendicular to one another; calculating, by the processor in response to sensing the input displacement of the first link, a movement of a set-up structure linkage that causes the first link of the first manipulator to return towards the initial positional relationship relative to the orienting platform in the vertical direction, the calculated movement disregarding displacement in the second and third directions, the set-up structure linkage supporting the orienting platform, and the orienting platform supporting the first manipulator via the set-up joint linkage and a second manipulator; driving the set-up structure linkage per the calculated movement only in the vertical direction.
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